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Aaron Martinet|Destouches|Honoré Daumier

I spoke continuously for three and a half hours, from 'Parisian sketches,' published in Le Charivari, December 2, 1865

December 2, 1865
Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil)
21.6 × 21.5 cm (8.5 × 8.5 in)

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