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Honoré Daumier|Arnaud de Vresse|Destouches|Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers

The prompter, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, February 7, 1870

February 7, 1870
Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil)
22 × 20.4 cm (8.7 × 8 in)

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