Mr. Prudhomme: I shall never get into a compartment alone with a single traveler... principles of personal safety are contrary to that, from 'On the train,' published in Le Charivari, August 18, 1864
NEW SECURITY MEASURES.
Each first class traveller, when buying a ticket, has the right to bring two pistols.
Each first class traveller, when buying a ticket, has the right to bring two pistols.
Artwork Details
- Title: Mr. Prudhomme: I shall never get into a compartment alone with a single traveler... principles of personal safety are contrary to that, from 'On the train,' published in Le Charivari, August 18, 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: August 18, 1864
- Medium: Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil)
- Dimensions: Image: 9 5/8 in. × 9 in. (24.4 × 22.8 cm)
Sheet: 11 5/8 × 10 11/16 in. (29.6 × 27.1 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1962
- Object Number: 62.650.370
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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