| Maker(s): | Daumier, Honoré
| | Culture: | French (1808-1879)
| | Title: | Philosophes d'eau douce, ayant trouvé le moyen de descendre tranquillement le fleuve de la vie. [Freshwater philosophers, having found a leisurely way down the river of life.] Le Charivari, plate 1 from the series Croquis Aquatiques
| | Date Made: | 1855 September 10
| | Type: | Print
| | Materials: | Lithograph on newsprint
| | Place Made: | Europe; France; Paris
| | Measurements: | Mat: 14 1/4 in x 19 1/4 in; 36.195 cm x 48.895 cm; Sheet: 9 13/16 in x 13 15/16 in; 24.92375 cm x 35.40125 cm; Image: 8 3/4 in x 10 9/16 in; 22.225 cm x 26.82875 cm
| | Narrative Inscription: | TITLE: recto, lwr. ctr. (printed in black ink): Philosophes d'eau douce, ayant trouvé le moyen de descendre tranquillement le fleuve de la vie. ; SERIES TITLE: recto, upp. ctr. (printed in black ink): CROQUIS AQUATIQUES ; PLATE: recto, upp. r. (printed in black ink): 1 ; INSCRIPTION: recto, lwr. l. (printed in black ink): maison Martinet, 116, rue Rivoli et 41, r. Vivienne. ; INSCRIPTON: recto, lwr. r. (printed in black ink): Lith Destouches, 28, r Paradis Pre Pa ; INSCRIPTION: recto, lwr. l. (graphite): 2715 M
| | Accession Number: | MH 1963.62.M.RII
| | Credit Line: | Purchase with the Nancy Everett Dwight Fund
| | Museum Collection: | Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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