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Lithograph of a man in top hat and long coat carrying a heavy bundle of toys, with two children pulling at him on a busy street.

May the Devil Get the Inventor of These New Year's Presents – Daumier

A black-and-white lithograph shows a man in a top hat and long coat carrying a large bundle of toys on his back while two excited children tug at his coat. Crowds and a shop-lined street fill the background, with a caption below the scene.

Artist
Honoré-Victorin Daumier
Date
1858
Medium
Lithograph in black on white wove paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1280 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1858).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of the Print and Drawing Club