- François, qui est-ce qui a bu mon vin vieux?..... - M'sieu, vous avez dit comme ça l'aut' jour, quand le vin est tiré, faut le boire... il y a longtemps que l'vin vieux était tiré, j' l'ai bu.......
- François, qui est-ce qui a bu mon vin vieux?..... - M'sieu, vous avez dit comme ça l'aut' jour, quand le vin est tiré, faut le boire... il y a longtemps que l'vin vieux était tiré, j' l'ai bu.......
Title (alt.):
- François, who drank my aged wine?..... - Sir, just the other day you said that uncorked wine has to be drunk ... Well that bottle of aged wine had been uncorked for ages, so I drank it........ Charivari
Description:
There is a double entendre hidden in the text of this print. In French, the saying "Quand le vin est tiré, il faut le boire" has two meanings: "uncorked wine has to be drunk" as well as a general equivalent of these English sayings: "in for a penny, in for a pound"/"you've made your bed and now you must lie in it"/"face the consequences of your own actions". François will be in the rather unique position of literally experiencing both meanings of this old saying.
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Place of origin:
Paris
Notes:
2nd state.
Published in: Le Charivari, November 28, 1843.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
