The only way to be safe on a pleasure trip, from 'On the train,' published in Le Charivari, September 3, 1864

Printer Destouches French
Publisher Aaron Martinet French
September 3, 1864
Not on view

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  • Title: The only way to be safe on a pleasure trip, from 'On the train,' published in Le Charivari, September 3, 1864
  • Series/Portfolio: 'On the train' (En chemin de fer)
  • Artist: Honoré Daumier (French, Marseilles 1808–1879 Valmondois)
  • Printer: Destouches (Paris)
  • Publisher: Aaron Martinet (French, 1762–1841)
  • Date: September 3, 1864
  • Medium: Lithograph on newsprint; third state of three (Delteil)
  • Dimensions: Image: 8 1/2 × 9 5/16 in. (21.6 × 23.6 cm)
    Sheet: 11 11/16 × 11 1/8 in. (29.7 × 28.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1962
  • Object Number: 62.650.373
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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Honoré Daumier - The only way to be safe on a pleasure trip, from 'On the train,' published in Le Charivari, September 3, 1864 - The Metropolitan Museum of Art