–Non, madame, je ne vous quitterai pas . . . . . . je vous suivrai jusqu’au bout du mode. . . . –Je ne vais que jusque chez mon mari. . . . . . –Ah! diable . . . . . alors c’est different . . . . . ça pourrait me mener trop loin. . . . .
[–No, Madame, I will not give you up . . . . . . . I will follow you to the end of the world. . . . . –I’ll only go to the house of my husband. . . . . . Oh, damn . . . . . that’s different . . . . . that might lead me too far. . . . ]
from the series Quand on a du Guignon, number 3, published in Le Charivari
Artist
Honoré Daumier
(French, 1808–1879)
Datepublished April 26, 1848
Period19th century
MediumLithograph on newsprint
DimensionsObject Size: 14 x 9 1/2 inches
Credit LineGift of Michael and Cindy Seligmann
Object number2014.200
Curatorial DepartmentEuropean Art (pre 1900)
_Place of OriginFrance
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