The Parisian “- Tell me, good man, what are you doing with all these cows once they have become old and don't give milk any more? The Cowherd “- Silly question... we make oxen out of them!,” plate 13 from Ces Bons Parisiens

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Title

The Parisian “- Tell me, good man, what are you doing with all these cows once they have become old and don't give milk any more? The Cowherd “- Silly question... we make oxen out of them!,” plate 13 from Ces Bons Parisiens

Origin

France

Date

1857

Medium

Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper, with letterpress verso

Dimensions

204 × 255 mm (image); 254 × 357 mm (sheet)

Credit Line

Gift of Charles H. Worcester

Reference Number

1929.663

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