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The ogre and his little Tom Thumb by Honoré Daumier — VisualArtsDB

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The ogre and his little Tom Thumb

The ogre and his little Tom Thumb

The ogre and his little Tom Thumb

Honoré Daumier

1854

Medium: lithograph
Dimensions: Sheet: 26.2 x 30.1 cm (10 5/16 x 11 7/8 in.); Image: 20.7 x 26.5 cm (8 1/8 x 10 7/16 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Cleveland Museum of Art

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France, 19th century

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This print was published in Le Charivari (June 23, 1854) as plate 69 from the series News of the Day.

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