Un ÉPISODE DE L'EXPOSITION. Comme vous le voyez.. mon instrument est d'une grande force et à jet continu.; au besoin il peut servir à arroser les fleurs de votre jardin.

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Title:
Un ÉPISODE DE L'EXPOSITION. Comme vous le voyez.. mon instrument est d'une grande force et à jet continu.; au besoin il peut servir à arroser les fleurs de votre jardin.
Title (alt.):
Charivari. AN EPISODE AT THE EXHIBITION. As you can see, my instrument is of great force and produces a continuous jet. In case of need it can also be used to water the flowers in your garden.
Description:
This print is from a series that depicts the influx of tourists from abroad as well as the French provinces who came to Paris to visit the Exposition of 1844. It shows how the merchants of Paris often took advantage of the helplessness and inexperience of these travelers on their first trip to the capital.
Donor:
Trustman, Benjamin A., Trustman, Julia M.
Lithographer:
Daumier, Honoré, 1808-1879
Date:
1844
Format:
Drawings/Illustrations
Location:
Brandeis University Libraries
Collection (local):
Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman Collection of Honoré Daumier Lithographs
Subjects:
Wives
Water tricks
France--History--Louis-Philip, 1830-1848
Visitors, Foreign
Lawns--Irrigation
Extent:
1 lithograph, b&w, 36 x 24.5 cm
Link to Item:
http://hdl.handle.net/10192/1627
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, June 19, 1844.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
Identifier:
LD1279