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To think that I might soon be reduced to exchanging my crown for a simple hat!
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To think that I might soon be reduced to exchanging my crown for a simple hat!

Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879), artist; Destouches, printer; Mon. Martinet, r. Rivoli, et 41 r. Vivienne, publisher · 1855 · lithograph

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This print was published in Le Charivari (December 1, 1855) as plate 249 from the series News of the Day.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineNews of the Day: To think that I might soon be reduced to exchanging my crown for a simple hat!, 1855. Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879), Destouches, Mon. Martinet, r. Rivoli, et 41 r. Vivienne. Lithograph; sheet: 32.4 x 25.2 cm (12 3/4 x 9 15/16 in.); image: 24.2 x 20 cm (9 1/2 x 7 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Spector, 1947.325
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