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Honoré-Victorin Daumier

“- Driver, driver, you cannot reject me, you have to save my life... bring me back to the races alive! - But come on, Spaniard… be reasonable… you don't have to fear the rain, since you are wearing a coat!…,” plate 2 from Le Carnaval De 1858

1858
Lithograph in black on white wove paper
20.8 × 25.4 cm (8.2 × 10 in)

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