Ayant eu la facheuse idée d'aller... au bord de l'eau.

Item Information

Title:
Ayant eu la facheuse idée d'aller... au bord de l'eau.
Title (alt.):
Charivari. Having had the unfortunate idea to go... to the banks of the river
Description:
A couple has decided to go to the edge of a river in hopes to get some ease from the heat; however, they are being incessantly bothered by bugs. "La canicule" or "Dog-Days" were the extremely hot and humid summer days one still encounters nowadays between July 3 and August 11 in Paris.
Donor:
Trustman, Benjamin A., Trustman, Julia M.
Lithographer:
Daumier, Honoré, 1808-1879
Date:
1856
Format:
Drawings/Illustrations
Location:
Brandeis University Libraries
Collection (local):
Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman Collection of Honoré Daumier Lithographs
Subjects:
Water
France--History--1848-1870
Gnats
Extent:
1 lithograph, b&w, 26 x 37.5 cm
Link to Item:
http://hdl.handle.net/10192/3261
Terms of Use:
Copyright restrictions may apply. For permission to copy or use this image, contact the Robert D. Farber University Archives and Special Collections Department, Brandeis University Libraries. The following credit line must be included with each item used: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman Collection of Honoré Daumier Lithographs, Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department, Brandeis University.
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Place of origin:
Paris
Notes:
2nd state.
Published in: Le Charivari, September 3, 1856.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
Identifier:
LD2850