La VISITE A L'HOTEL DES INVALIDES. - Il ne sent pas grand, chose votre bouillon.... combien est-ce? - Ce que vous voudrez, mon bourgeois..... mais le moins c'est trois francs... - Diable...! décidément je trouve qu'il est un peu salé...!
La VISITE A L'HOTEL DES INVALIDES. - Il ne sent pas grand, chose votre bouillon.... combien est-ce? - Ce que vous voudrez, mon bourgeois..... mais le moins c'est trois francs... - Diable...! décidément je trouve qu'il est un peu salé...!
Title (alt.):
A VISIT TO THE HOSTEL OF THE INVALIDS. - Your soup does not smell great, how much is it? - Whatever you would like to give, but not less than three francs. - Hell, I really think it’s quite salty.. Charivari
Description:
This series depicts the influx of tourists from abroad and the French provinces who came to Paris to visit the Exposition of 1844. It shows how the merchants of Paris very often took advantage of the helplessness and inexperience of these travelers on their first trip to the capital. There is a pun in the legend: the soup is “salty” as far as the taste of the soup and also its price (very expensive) are concerned.
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Place of origin:
Paris
Notes:
2nd state.
Published in: Le Charivari, July 4, 1844.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
