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Honoré Daumier

Poor France!... The trunk is blasted, but the roots hold!, published in 'L'Album du Siège,' 1871

1871
Lithograph on wove paper; third state of three (Delteil)
23.4 × 19.4 cm (9.2 × 7.6 in)

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