| Maker(s): | Daumier, Honoré
| | Culture: | French (1808-1879)
| | Title: | En Chemin de Fer [On the Railroad], Le Charivari plate 141 from the series Actualités [News of the Day]
| | Date Made: | 1866 August 18
| | Type: | Print
| | Materials: | Lithograph on newsprint
| | Place Made: | Europe; France; Paris
| | Measurements: | Mat: 19 1/4 in x 14 1/4 in; 48.895 cm x 36.195 cm; Sheet: 11 5/8 in x 11 1/2 in; 29.5275 cm x 29.21 cm; Image: 8 13/16 in x 8 5/8 in; 22.38375 cm x 21.9075 cm
| | Narrative Inscription: | TITLE: recto, lwr. ctr. (printed in black ink): En Chemin De Fer ; TEXT: recto, lwr. ctr. (printed in black ink): - Madame a tire la sonnette d'alarme? - Oui, vous etes prie de constater que mon mari en dormant vient d'appeler Eugenie, quand je me nomme Clara. ; SERIES TITLE: recto, upp. ctr. (printed in black ink): ACTUALITES ; PUBLISHER: recto, lwr. r. (printed in black ink): Lith. Destouches [ill.] ; INSCRIPTION: recto, lwr. l. (printed in black ink): [ill.] ; INSCRIPTION: recto, upp. r. (graphite): 876C ; INSCRIPTION: recto, lwr. r. (graphite): 18/VIII 66 ; INSCRIPTION: recto, lwr. r. 3786
| | Accession Number: | MH 1943.4.M.RII
| | Credit Line: | Purchase with the Nancy Everett Dwight Fund
| | Museum Collection: | Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
A woman wearing a full-skirted dress stands in a train compartment. She leans towards the compartment window on the left, bracing her right hand on the sill. The conductor's head pokes through the window, looking up at the woman. She extends her left hand behind her, pointing toward a seated, sleeping man, whose upper body is visible on the right. Caricature; married life; public transportation; Paris.
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