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Honoré Daumier French
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Title: The accordion: "A Blow to Music," from 'Musical studies,' published in Le Petit Journal pour Rire, December 9, 1865
Series/Portfolio: 'Musical studies' (Études musicales)
Artist:
Honoré Daumier (French, Marseilles 1808–1879 Valmondois)
Date: December 9, 1865
Medium: Lithograph on newsprint; third state of three (Delteil)
Dimensions:
Image: 6 7/16 × 9 1/2 in. (16.3 × 24.1 cm)
Sheet: 8 3/16 × 11 13/16 in. (20.8 × 30 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1936
Accession Number: 36.12.37
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