Une FACÉTIE. Cocher! cocher! avez-vous deux places en lapins?

Item Information

Title:
Une FACÉTIE. Cocher! cocher! avez-vous deux places en lapins?
Title (alt.):
A PRACTICAL JOKE. Driver! driver! do you still have two seats in the rabbit section?. Charivari
Description:
According to a handwritten note by Daumier found on a copy of this print at the École des Beaux-Art in Paris, a cuckoo (le coucou) was a two-wheeled carriage serving the outskirts of Paris. This service continued to exist even after the introduction of the railway system. A "rabbit" (le lapin) was the synonym for an additional passenger, who was taken along beyond the officially allowed 5 or 6 travellers against a tip to the driver. He was seated next to the driver. In this print, we see swimmers attempting to get the driver's attention.
Donor:
Trustman, Benjamin A., Trustman, Julia M.
Lithographer:
Daumier, Honoré, 1808-1879
Date:
1842
Format:
Drawings/Illustrations
Location:
Brandeis University Libraries
Collection (local):
Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman Collection of Honoré Daumier Lithographs
Subjects:
Swimmers
Carriages
France--History--Louis-Philip, 1830-1848
Swimming in art
Extent:
1 lithograph, b&w, 24.5 x 28.5 cm
Link to Item:
http://hdl.handle.net/10192/4718
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:
3rd state.
Published in: Le Charivari, July 30-31, 1842.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
Identifier:
LD784