- Ah!... les comètes....., ça annonce toujours quelques grands malheurs!..... je n' m'étonne plus que c'te pauv' madame Galuchet est morte subitement hier soir!....

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Title:
- Ah!... les comètes....., ça annonce toujours quelques grands malheurs!..... je n' m'étonne plus que c'te pauv' madame Galuchet est morte subitement hier soir!....
Title (alt.):
Ah!... those comets....., they always forecast great misfortunes!..... It doesn't surprise me at all that poor Madame Galuchet died suddenly last night!..... Charivari
Description:
While observing the comet one woman remarks to her friends that comets always bring bad luck, citing the example of a friend that died the day before. The return of the comet Charles-Quint was predicted for June 13, 1857. It was expected to hit the earth and the end of the world was foreseen.
Donor:
Trustman, Benjamin A., Trustman, Julia M.
Lithographer:
Daumier, Honoré, 1808-1879
Date:
1858
Format:
Drawings/Illustrations
Location:
Brandeis University Libraries
Collection (local):
Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman Collection of Honoré Daumier Lithographs
Subjects:
Astronomy
France--History--1848-1870
Extent:
1 lithograph, b&w, 24.5 x 36 cm
Link to Item:
http://hdl.handle.net/10192/3361
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, October 30, 1858.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
Identifier:
LD2943