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Lesson in Understanding in 1843
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About this work
This print was published first in La Caricature (March 19, 1843) as plate 92 from the series Caricatures of the Day and later in Le Charivari (February 29, 1844) as part of the series News of the Day . The year in the title changed with the publication dates.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineLesson in Understanding in 1843, 1843. Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879). Lithograph; sheet: 27.1 x 35.6 cm (10 11/16 x 14 in.); image: 17.3 x 23 cm (6 13/16 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Susan Schulman and Carolyn Bullard in honor of Jane Glaubinger, 2011.407
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