I'm just wondering who might have been the joker who insisted that man was at the pinnacle of creation, from 'Summer sketches,' published in Le Charivari, July 24, 1865
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: 'Summer sketches' (Croquis d'été)
Artist: Destouches|Aaron Martinet|Honoré Daumier
Artist bio: Paris|French, 1762–1841|French, Marseilles 1808–1879 Valmondois
Artist role: Printer|Publisher|Artist
Artist nationality: French|French|French
Date: July 24, 1865
Medium: Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil)
Dimensions: Image: 9 5/16 × 8 1/4 in. (23.6 × 21 cm)
Sheet: 11 9/16 × 12 1/4 in. (29.4 × 31.1 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Bequest of Edwin De T. Bechtel, 1957
Accession year: 1957
Tags: Men|Swimming