Inconvénient d'aller faire des grâces sur le grand bassin des Tuileries.
Title (alt.):
Charivari. It's difficult to show off on the large pond of the Tuileries Gardens.
Description:
This image shows an ice-skating scene on one of the frozen lakes (fountains) at the Tuileries in Paris. The Palais des Tuileries can be seen in the background. The name of “Jardins des Tuileries” is less prosaic than one might assume. Often the name is translated as the “tulip gardens”, since thousands of tulips blossom there during spring and summer. The word “tuileries”, however, has its roots in the French word “tuiles” or the English word “tiles”. In the not too distant past, the entire area was a rather unsightly excavation pit for mining clay which was then used to make tiles for the Parisian roofs.
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, December 30, 1844.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
