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Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Catholic society of baptism established for all the drunkards of Paris. (Article 1) From Rouen to Bercy the Seine will be transformed into the River Jordan. "In the name of the great society Mélange, Macaire & Co. I baptise you 'old Macon', grand cru of the year of the comet, and the public will stand in line for it," plate 48 from Revue Caricaturale

1843
Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper
20.1 × 25.7 cm (7.9 × 10.1 in)

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