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Honoré Daumier

On the imperiale, "At one's feet one can observe the swarming of a human ant-hill," from 'Parisian sketches,' published in Le Petit Journal pour Rire

1864 or 1865
Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil)
15.3 × 24.7 cm (6 × 9.7 in)

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