Descendant joyeusement le fleuve de la vie.

Item Information

Title:
Descendant joyeusement le fleuve de la vie.
Title (alt.):
Merrily floating down the river of life.. Charivari
Description:
Some men are out boating down a river and drinking. Most of them have passed out from the drink. During "La canicule" or "Dog-Days" most people in France tried to escape the hot weather. These days were the extremely hot and humid summer days one still encounters nowadays between July 3 and August 11 in Paris.
Donor:
Trustman, Benjamin A., Trustman, Julia M.
Lithographer:
Daumier, Honoré, 1808-1879
Date:
1856
Format:
Drawings/Illustrations
Location:
Brandeis University Libraries
Collection (local):
Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman Collection of Honoré Daumier Lithographs
Subjects:
Boats
France--History--1848-1870
Extent:
1 lithograph, b&w, 24.5 x 36 cm
Link to Item:
http://hdl.handle.net/10192/3255
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, August 7, 1856.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
Identifier:
LD2845