La Journée du Célibataire: 8 Heures du Matin
Date1839
Artist
Honoré Daumier
(French painter, printmaker, and sculptor, 1808–1879)
Illustration CitationLe Charivari, April 21, 1839
MediumSingle-color lithograph
Dimensionssheet: 10 × 7 13/16 in. (25.4 × 19.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1978
Object number1978-428
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextThe caption for this work (cut off in this example) translates to read:EIGHT O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING.
Housekeeping. The scene of nature elates the soul. Monsieur Coquelet. In order to relax from the household chores, he comes to his window to enjoy the perfume of the flowers and the song of the nightingale, hm... canary.
