A friend is a crocodile produced by civilization, plate 6 from Les Amis

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A friend is a crocodile produced by civilization, plate 6 from Les Amis

Honoré Victorin Daumier

Date
1845
Medium
Lithograph in black on white wove paper
Culture
France
Department
Prints and Drawings
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
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