About This Artwork
Honoré Victorin Daumier
French, 1808-1879
“- Mr.Lifeguard.... is it true there are sharks at Dieppe? - Of course... but it is pretty simple... as soon as you see one coming to eat you, all you have to do is lay down sideways. He won't eat you for fear of choking to death,” plate 1 from Aus Bains De Merc. 1858
Lithograph in black on white wove paper
199 x 256 mm (image); 273 x 360 mm (sheet)
Mr. and Mrs. Carter H. Harrison Collection, 1949.977
Daumier Register 3057; Delteil 3057 II/II; Hazard-Delteil 615
Prints and Drawings
Not on Display