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“How much I regret. My arms once so strong, my legs never fat and nothing went wrong” (an ancient song), plate 1 from Silhouettes

A work made of lithograph in black on ivory wove paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of lithograph in black on ivory wove paper.

Date:

1840

Artist:

Honoré Victorin Daumier
French, 1808-1879

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Title

“How much I regret. My arms once so strong, my legs never fat and nothing went wrong” (an ancient song), plate 1 from Silhouettes

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1840

Medium

Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper

Dimensions

Image: 22.5 × 18.8 cm (8 7/8 × 7 7/16 in.); Sheet: 33 × 24.7 cm (13 × 9 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Print Sales Miscellaneous Fund

Reference Number

1947.589

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