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Honoré Daumier French
Printer Destouches French
Publisher Arnaud de Vresse French
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Title: The cloud of ducks obscures the sky so much that poor Europe does not know which road to take, from "News of the day"
Series/Portfolio: News of the day (Actualités)
Artist:
Honoré Daumier (French, Marseilles 1808–1879 Valmondois)
Printer:
Destouches (Paris)
Publisher:
Arnaud de Vresse
Date: October 22, 1867
Medium: Lithograph on newsprint; fourth state of four (Delteil)
Dimensions:
Image: 9 3/8 × 7 15/16 in. (23.8 × 20.1 cm)
Sheet: 11 1/2 × 9 7/16 in. (29.2 × 23.9 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1936
Object Number: 36.12.4
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