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Honoré-Victorin Daumier

The Parisian “- Tell me, good man, what are you doing with all these cows once they have become old and don't give milk any more? The Cowherd “- Silly question... we make oxen out of them!,” plate 13 from Ces Bons Parisiens

1857
Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper, with letterpress verso
20.4 × 25.5 cm (8 × 10 in)

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