Floating Down the River
Honore Daumier (1808-1879), Floating Down the River, lithograph, plate 3 from the series Les Canotiers Parisiens, 1843, published in the journal Le Charivari, and in the Album Les Canotiers Parisiens, a sur blanc impression on wove paper without the letterpress verso. In good condition (paper slightly toned), Daumier Register 1025, second state (of 3). 8 x 10 inches.
A fine impression,
From the Daumier Register:
Original Text:
UNE NOUVELLE MANIRE DE DESCENDRE LE FLEUVE DE LA VIE.
– Brigand de Radiguet!.. que le diable t’emporte avec ta voile a nouvelle invention… elle est cause que notre partie est tombee dans l’eau!.. – Eh ben ne voila-t-il pas de quoi pousser des cris de feu! moi je suis seulement vexe contre mon bottier… vl ames bottes qui prennent l’eau par les poches de mon pantalon!…..
Translation:
A NEW WAY TO FLOAT DOWN THE RIVER OF LIFE.
– Radiguet you rascal, to hell with you, your boat and your new invention…. it is your fault that the entire outing went down the drain.
– Come, come now…. no reason to scream hell. I am just angry about my boot-maker… since my shoes are being filled with water coming from the holes in the pockets of my pants.