- Ah! ma pauv' madame Chaffarou, c'est décidément fini de nous.... voilà la comète qui arrive et le soleil qui s'en va!...

Item Information

Title:
- Ah! ma pauv' madame Chaffarou, c'est décidément fini de nous.... voilà la comète qui arrive et le soleil qui s'en va!...
Title (alt.):
- Ah! my dear Madame Chaffarou, this is definitely the end of us.... the comet is coming and the sun is going!.... Charivari
Description:
Two women are discussing the comet and one claims that they are surely done for as the comet is coming and the sun has disappeared. 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:
1857
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, 25.5 x 30.5 cm
Link to Item:
http://hdl.handle.net/10192/3358
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, April 24, 1857.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
Identifier:
LD2940