The defendant (whispering to his lawyer): All this seems to bore the president. Why don't you just suggest to simply let me go home, from 'Parisian sketches,' published in Le Charivari, February 17, 1866
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: 'Parisian sketches' (Croquis Parisiens)
Artist: Aaron Martinet|Honoré Daumier|Destouches
Artist bio: French, 1762–1841|French, Marseilles 1808–1879 Valmondois|Paris
Artist role: Publisher|Artist|Printer
Artist nationality: French|French|French
Date: February 17, 1866
Medium: Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil)
Dimensions: Image: 8 15/16 × 8 3/8 in. (22.7 × 21.3 cm)
Sheet: 11 11/16 × 10 7/8 in. (29.7 × 27.6 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1962
Accession year: 1962
Tags: Satire|Men|Writing