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Watching the Watchdog Commission by Honoré Daumier — VisualArtsDB

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Watching the Watchdog Commission

Watching the Watchdog Commission

Watching the Watchdog Commission

Honoré Daumier

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

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“- Just look at that! the train that's about to pass is lucky to have a narrow escape.... the whole affair would have blown up if I hadn't noticed in time... - What is it then, what is it? - Why, it's obvious, a needle has been placed right on the rail... luckily I saw it in just in time!,” plate 1 from Les Chemins De Fer

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Mon bon ami, faites-moi le plaisir de signer ...

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