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The Bluestocking's Husband. “Monsieur, my wife has been inspired since this morning: it is impossible to see her. As you can see, I have to give my full attention to the fruit of our most recent collaboration!,” plate 46 from Moeurs Conjugales
Honoré Victorin Daumier
- Date
- 1842
- Medium
- Lithograph in black on white wove paper
- Culture
- France
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
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- AAT300041273
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