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Honoré-Victorin Daumier

In Bercy. “We are doing everything to avoid that the river Seine overflows... and there are still people who are questioning our good intentions,” plate 321 from Actualités

1856
Lithograph in black on white wove paper
20.1 × 26.2 cm (7.9 × 10.3 in)

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