Three Lawyers Conversing

c. 1862–65

Medium	watercolor, pen and ink, charcoal, chalk, and gouache on cream wove paper
Dimensions	12 15/16 x 9 3/4 in. (32.9 x 24.8 cm)
Object Number	1955.1499
Acquisition	Acquired by Sterling and Francine Clark before 1955
Status	Off View

Image Caption

Honoré Daumier, Three Lawyers Conversing, c. 1862–65, watercolor, pen and ink, charcoal, chalk, and gouache on cream wove paper. Clark Art Institute, 1955.1499

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