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

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

1855
(French, 1808–1879)
printer

Destouches

France, 19th century
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.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Spector 1947.325
Catalogue raisonné: Daumier Register / Delteil 2554 ; Hazard-Delteil 3079
Location: not on view

Description

This print was published in Le Charivari (December 1, 1855) as plate 249 from the series News of the Day.
  • ?-1947
    Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Spector, Washington, D.C., given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    1947-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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