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Series Title: The Railroads

The Hazard of Sleeping on a Journey

1843

Honoré Daumier

(French, 1808–1879)
publisher

Aubert

Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
lithograph
Support
Cream wove paper
Measurements
Sheet: 27.4 x 35.7 cm (10 13/16 x 14 1/16 in.); Image: 19 x 25.3 cm (7 1/2 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1925.145
Catalogue raisonné
Daumier Register / Delteil 1053 ; Hazard-Delteil 1146
State
I/IV
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print

Description

This print was published in Le Charivari (October 28, 1843) as plate 11 from the series The Railroads.
A horizontally oriented lithograph in black ink on light paper depicts an older person with light skin peering through a carriage window on the left, eyes wide and mouth agape. To the right, a bearded man wearing a cap, dark jacket, and striped pants leans forward while grasping an open carriage door. Heavy hatching and shading create a sharp contrast between the dark carriage interior and the lighter exterior scene.

The Hazard of Sleeping on a Journey

1843

Honoré Daumier, Aubert

(French, 1808–1879)
France, 19th century

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