Spit in the air and it will fall back on your nose, Grandville

Spit in the air and it will fall back on your nose

Crachez en l'air ça vous retombera sur le nez (museum title)

Grandville (French) (1803-1847)

Movement: Caricature
Date: 1831
Medium: Hand-colored lithograph
Dimensions: 27.6 × 36.2 cm
Collection: Musée Carnavalet, France
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Paris Musées, CC0

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