Galileo: You wouldn't be annoyed, my good Joshua, to stop the sun once again for the sake of my show, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, February 22, 1867

February 22 ,1867
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  • Title: Galileo: You wouldn't be annoyed, my good Joshua, to stop the sun once again for the sake of my show, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, February 22, 1867
  • Series/Portfolio: 'News of the day' (Actualités)
  • Artist: Honoré Daumier (French, Marseilles 1808–1879 Valmondois)
  • Subject: Galileo Galilei (Italian, Pisa 1564–1642 Arcetri outside Florence)
  • Printer: Destouches (Paris)
  • Publisher: Arnaud de Vresse
  • Date: February 22 ,1867
  • Medium: Lithograph and pen and brown ink on newsprint; third state of three, proof (Delteil)
  • Dimensions: Image: 9 15/16 × 8 3/4 in. (25.3 × 22.2 cm)
    Sheet: 13 11/16 × 10 11/16 in. (34.7 × 27.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1956
  • Object Number: 56.638.3
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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