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Death of Sappho by Honoré-Victorin Daumier — VisualArtsDB

Death of Sappho

Death of Sappho

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

1843

Medium: Lithograph
Dimensions: 23.8 x 18.5 cm (9 3/8 x 7 5/16 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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A Gentleman Who Wanted to Study the Habits of Bees too Closely, plate 6 from Pastorales

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Madame Cabassol going for a romantic stroll in the botanical gardens together with the youngest friend of her husband's. Sudden encounter with the latter not far from a stag, plate 4 from Les Amis

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