Inconvénient de visiter, sans précaution, un entresol dont le plafond est un peu trop bas.

Item Information

Title:
Inconvénient de visiter, sans précaution, un entresol dont le plafond est un peu trop bas.
Title (alt.):
Charivari. Inconvenient to walk into a low ceiling mezzanine without taking the necessary precautions.
Description:
A man is entering a woman's apartment that has very low ceilings. During this period, the population of Paris increased dramatically. New living quarters were constructed for the middle class, while the workers' quarters deteriorated. These hardships are illustrated by Daumier.
Donor:
Trustman, Benjamin A., Trustman, Julia M.
Lithographer:
Daumier, Honoré, 1808-1879
Date:
1847
Format:
Drawings/Illustrations
Location:
Brandeis University Libraries
Collection (local):
Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman Collection of Honoré Daumier Lithographs
Subjects:
Visitors
France--History--Louis-Philip, 1830-1848
Apartments
Extent:
1 lithograph, b&w, 35.5 x 24.5 cm
Link to Item:
http://hdl.handle.net/10192/1958
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, March 17, 1847.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
Identifier:
LD1599