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Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Parisians looking forward to some fun. Queuing up for two hours in front of any theater in town, plate 1 from Les Bons Parisiens

1855
Lithograph in black on white wove paper
18 × 25.5 cm (7.1 × 10 in)

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