–“Ton, ton, ton, ton, ton taine, ton, ton….” –Vous tairez-vous! Ma femme a la migraine. –Lisez donc un drame en cinq actes avec un orchestre pareil. –Finissez vous mon petit à la colique. A la garde! “Ton, ton, ton taine, ton, ton……”
[–Ton, ton, ton, ton, ton taine, ton, ton…. –Be quiet, my wife has a headache! –Why don’t you read a drama in five acts with a similar orchestra! –Stop it… my little one is getting the colic! – Ton, ton, ton taine, ton, ton……]
from the series Les Musiciens de Paris, number 2, published in Le Charivari
Artist
Honoré Daumier
(French, 1808–1879)
Datepublished February 4, 1843
Period19th century
MediumLithograph on newsprint
DimensionsObject Size: 15 x 10 1/4 inches
Credit LineGift of Michael and Cindy Seligmann
Object number2014.182
Curatorial DepartmentEuropean Art (pre 1900)
_Place of OriginFrance
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