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

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1857

Honoré Victorin Daumier
French, 1808-1879

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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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