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This print was published in Le Charivari (December 14, 1850) as plate 41 from the series News of the Day.

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Maker: Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879)
Date: 1850
Medium: lithograph
Dimensions: Sheet: 31.6 x 21.4 cm (12 7/16 x 8 7/16 in.); Image: 25.3 x 19.9 cm (9 15/16 x 7 13/16 in.)
Place of origin: France
Held by: Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Spector