A father dips his displeased child into water from the new Artesian well in Grenelle; he emerges covered in filth. Lithograph by H. Daumier, 1841.

  • Daumier, Honoré, 1808-1879
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4 April 1841
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16515i
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Moeurs conjugales
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A father dips his displeased child into water from the new Artesian well in Grenelle; he emerges covered in filth. Lithograph by H. Daumier, 1841. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Paris (Rue du Croissant, 16) : Bauger, 4 April 1841 (Imp. d'Aubert & C.ie)

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1 print : lithograph.

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Moeurs conjugales. Le puits de Grenelle. H.D. ... Lettering continues: Et ces brigands de chimistes qui disent que ca fait du bien aux enfans de les baigner dans l'eau du puits de Grenelle, v'là Dodophe qu'est devenu d'un vert plus que pomme, on ne saura plus si mon fils est un lezard ou un crapaud!!

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Jean Adhémar, Inventaire du fonds français après 1800, Bibliothèque nationale, Département des estampes, tome cinquième, Paris 1949, pp. 470-471, Daumier no. 137.37 ("137. Moeurs conjugales, dans le Charivari de mai 1839 à octobre 1842, no. 1 à no. 60: … 37. Le puits de Grenelle..., bain de l'enfant [L. D. 660, 3e état... …")

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