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Honoré-Victorin Daumier

“- Hard to imagine that one day I might have to trade my crown against a simple hat,” plate 249 from Actualités

1855
Lithograph in black on white wove paper, with letterpress recto verso
24.2 × 20.3 cm (9.5 × 8 in)

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