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“- Madeleine, how could you ever accept a piece of meat like this one? - Madame, the butcher told me that the meat commerce will be free, therefore he took the liberty of giving me this piece,” plate 463 from Actualités
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Credit line“- Madeleine, how could you ever accept a piece of meat like this one? - Madame, the butcher told me that the meat commerce will be free, therefore he took the liberty of giving me this piece,” plate 463 from Actualités. 1857. Honoré Victorin Daumier, French, 1808-1879. The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of the Print and Drawing Club. CC0.
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