A man and his dog are trying to take a nap in the shade of a tiny tree during a hot summer day. "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.
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Place of origin:
Paris
Notes:
2nd state.
Published in: Le Charivari, August 29, 1856.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.