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The Clemency of Minos by Honoré-Victorin Daumier — VisualArtsDB

The Clemency of Minos

The Clemency of Minos

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

1843

Medium: Lithograph
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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french

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