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The Misanthropist (Misantropie)..., from L'imagination, published in Le Charivari, February 10, 1833 by Honoré Daumier

The Misanthropist (Misantropie)..., from L'imagination, published in Le Charivari, February 10, 1833

Honoré Daumier · 1833

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Artist
Honoré Daumier
Date
1833
Medium
Lithograph; second state of two (Hazard & Delteil)
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
Sheet: 12 11/16 × 9 7/16 in. (32.2 × 24 cm)
Collection
Drawings and Prints
Credit line
Gift of Arthur Sachs, 1923
ART MOVEMENTS
Naturalism
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