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The Laundress by Honoré Daumier — VisualArtsDB

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The Laundress

The Laundress

The Laundress

Honoré Daumier

1863

Medium: Oil on oak
Dimensions: 19 1/4 x 13 in. (48.9 x 33 cm)
Genre: Paintings
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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