Word of honour Madame Frenouillet… it’s not that I want to flatter us, but watching the two of us swim one could take us for two fishes: a carp and an eel.

1841

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Honoré Daumier

Word of honour Madame Frenouillet… it’s not that I want to flatter us, but watching the two of us swim one could take us for two fishes: a carp and an eel.

Honoré Daumier

Word of honour Madame Frenouillet… it’s not that I want to flatter us, but watching the two of us swim one could take us for two fishes: a carp and an eel.

1841

Physical Qualities Crayon lithograph, Sheet: 258 × 198 mm. (10 3/16 × 7 13/16 in.)

Portfolio/Series Plate 21 from the series "Les Baigneurs"

Credit Line Given in Memory of Joseph Katz by his Children

Object Number 1963.109.73

Artist

Honoré Daumier

French, 1808-1879

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