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Honoré-Victorin Daumier

“- If you only knew how pretty you are!... Pretend you are playing! - stop it.. DO - You don't love me!...SO - I'll' always be yours. ... MI,” plate 6 from Les Musiciens De Paris

1841
Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper
25.8 × 20.1 cm (10.2 × 7.9 in)

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