Il est bon que l'homme sache nager . . . . il ne va pas mal ! . . .on dirait d'un poisson tant qu'on le soutient avec une corde! mais ça se fera, c'est si jeune. (It’s important for a man to know how to swim. . . . he is not doing so badly for a start ! . . .you could think it’s a fish, at least while he is attached to the cord! but he’ll learn it, he is still young.)m pl. 5 from the series Les Baigneurs (The Swimmers), from the album Les Baigneurs Artist: Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879)
Printer and publisher: Aubert et Cie (Paris, founded 1829)
Printer and publisher: Charivari (French, 1800–1900)

1840–42

Medium: Lithograph
Dimensions: sheet: 10 3/8 × 13 3/8 in. (26.3 × 34 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Louis W. Hill, Jr., B.A. 1925, in memory of Elsi Fors Hill
Accession Number: 1990.4.12
Culture: French
Period: 19th century
Classification: Prints
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caricatures, daily life, human figures (visual works), lithographs

In stone LR: h.D.; printed in black ink outside of image UC: LES BAIGNEURS; UR: No. 5; ...

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