Citoyennes…… on fait courir le bruit que le divorce est sur le point de nous être refusé….. constituons nous ici en permanence et déclarons que la patrie est en danger!……
[Ladies… there is a rumor that we will soon be refused the law allowing divorce… Let us unite and declare a state of emergency for the nation!]
from the series Les Divorceuses [Ladies for the Right of Divorce], number 1, published in Le Charivari
Artist
Honoré Daumier
(French, 1808–1879)
Datepublished August 4, 1848
Period19th century
MediumLithograph on newsprint
DimensionsObject Size: 12 x 9 1/4 inches
Credit LineGift of Michael and Cindy Seligmann
Object number2014.176
Curatorial DepartmentEuropean Art (pre 1900)
_Place of OriginFrance
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