La Lecture du Journal
Honore Daumier, La Lecture du Journal, lithograph, 1840, as published in Le Charivari, Daumier Register 852, second state (of 2). Plate 3 from the series Silhouettes. In good condition, printed on newsprint, with lettering (the journal Charivari) verso.
A very good impression.
Translation, from the DR:
Original Text:
LA LECTURE DU JOURNAL.
Ah! j’espere qu’aujourd’hui enfin mon grand Journal m’apprendra quelque chose de nouveau et de definitif touchant la crise actuelle….. voyons….. “La situation est grave….” Hum! Hum! ca commence a devenir monotone.
(Refrain de chaque matin).
Translation:
READING THE NEWSPAPER .
Oh, I hope that my great journal finally reports some good news about the present crisis…. now, let’s see.. hm.. hmm..”The situation is serious”…. this is really getting to be somewhat monotonous.
(Every morning the same story)