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The Tightrope Walker by Honoré Daumier — VisualArtsDB

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The Tightrope Walker

The Tightrope Walker

The Tightrope Walker

Honoré Daumier

1842

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

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