The loaf of sugar frightened at the idea that it will be necessary not only to sweeten the water of the orators but probably also their speeches, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, February 23, 1867
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: 'News of the day' (Actualités)
Artist: Honoré Daumier|Destouches|Arnaud de Vresse
Artist bio: French, Marseilles 1808–1879 Valmondois|Paris| 
Artist role: Artist|Printer|Publisher
Artist nationality: French|French|French
Date: January 23, 1867
Medium: Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil)
Dimensions: Image: 9 5/8 × 7 13/16 in. (24.5 × 19.9 cm)
Sheet: 11 7/16 in. × 11 in. (29.1 × 28 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1936
Accession year: 1936
Tags: Musical Instruments|Satire