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Thank God for the rain... especially since Europe was almost set on fire, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, October 8, 1866

Creator Name

Honoré Daumier;
Destouches;
Arnaud de Vresse

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Date

October 8, 1866

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Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description
Print

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Title

Thank God for the rain... especially since Europe was almost set on fire, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, October 8, 1866

Creator

Honoré Daumier, French, Marseilles 1808–1879 Valmondois, Artist;
Destouches, Printer;
Arnaud de Vresse, Publisher

Worktype

Prints

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Material

Lithograph and pen and brown ink on newsprint; third state of three (proof)

Dimensions

Image: 10 in. × 7 13/16 in. (25.4 × 19.9 cm) Sheet: 14 3/16 in. × 11 in. (36 × 28 cm);
height: 36centimetre;
width: 28centimetre;
height: 25.4centimetre;
width: 19.9centimetre

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Date

October 8, 1866

Provenance

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1956

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Public Domain
Public Domain

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Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Subjects

Women; Satire; Rain

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Honoré Daumier, Thank God for the rain... especially since Europe was almost set on fire, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, October 8, 1866, October 8, 1866, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.

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