Aquatic fun borrowed from the old Greeks.

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Aquatic fun borrowed from the old Greeks.
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Aquatic fun borrowed from the old Greeks.

PortfolioPlate 20 from the series "Croquis d'été"
Date1857
MediumCrayon lithograph
DimensionsSheet: 261 × 171 mm. (10 1/4 × 6 3/4 in.)
Credit LineNelson and Juanita Greif Gutman Collection
Object number1963.313.93
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Last Updated1/11/24
Image Not Available for The Dead Body of Patroclus Withdrawn from the Combat Between the Greeks and the Trojans
The Dead Body of Patroclus Withdrawn from the Combat Between the Greeks and the Trojans
n.d.
Image Not Available for New entertainment at the Parisian evening parties. The spirit of Mr. Hume shaving the beard of Monsieur de St. Potard and undoing the hair of Madame Coffignon.
New entertainment at the Parisian evening parties. The spirit of Mr. Hume shaving the beard of Monsieur de St. Potard and undoing the hair of Madame Coffignon.
1857
Image Not Available for A vanity suitably gratified. - Ah! Finally!.... the "Moniteur" has printed my "very good", naming me in full. Wonderful... at least my electorate will no longer say that I never speak up in Parliament
A vanity suitably gratified. - Ah! Finally!.... the "Moniteur" has printed my "very good", naming me in full. Wonderful... at least my electorate will no longer say that I never speak up in Parliament
1844
Image Not Available for Mutual Instruction. Come on in, old man.... the bladders aren't lanterns, they are supposed to swim in the water!
Mutual Instruction. Come on in, old man.... the bladders aren't lanterns, they are supposed to swim in the water!
1842
Image Not Available for Preparing for the baccalaureate. - There are two ways in which you might pass your exams: the first way is to let someone else take your place; the second is to take them yourself. - I would like to take them myself. - Very good!... Do you know Greek? - No. - Latin? - None the more. - Excellent!... Do you know your Math? - Not at all. - What do you know then? - Nothing. - But you've 200 francs? - Of course! - Splendid... You'll be passed next Thursday. - You mean you're going to prepare me in eight days? - What do you think!!!!... It's true that I've taken on the responsibility for your success, but for teaching you... Oh no! Certainly not!!
Preparing for the baccalaureate. - There are two ways in which you might pass your exams: the first way is to let someone else take your place; the second is to take them yourself. - I would like to take them myself. - Very good!... Do you know Greek? - No. - Latin? - None the more. - Excellent!... Do you know your Math? - Not at all.
- What do you know then? - Nothing. - But you've 200 francs? - Of course! - Splendid... You'll be passed next Thursday. - You mean you're going to prepare me in eight days? - What do you think!!!!... It's true that I've taken on the responsibility for your success, but for teaching you... Oh no! Certainly not!!
1837
Image Not Available for Now I understand why this chap was so quiet all the time..... instead of reading quietly in his Greek dictionary, he was indulging in a novel by de Kock.... Oh my God.... where is this all going to end!!
Now I understand why this chap was so quiet all the time..... instead of reading quietly in his Greek dictionary, he was indulging in a novel by de Kock.... Oh my God.... where is this all going to end!!
1846
Image Not Available for Five o'clock in the evening. Mr. Coquelet, you are a unsocial being, conspiring with your dog. Twice now I've had 149 points, and he's jumped up on the table and mixes up everything. Your dog is an accomplice! An you are an old cheat.
Five o'clock in the evening. Mr. Coquelet, you are a unsocial being, conspiring with your dog. Twice now I've had 149 points, and he's jumped up on the table and mixes up everything. Your dog is an accomplice! An you are an old cheat.
1839
Image Not Available for 5 o'clock in the evening. Mr. Coquelet, you are a unsocial being, conspiring with your dog. Twice now I've had 149 points, and he's jumped up on the table and mixes up everything. Your dog is an accomplice! An you are an old cheat.
5 o'clock in the evening. Mr. Coquelet, you are a unsocial being, conspiring with your dog. Twice now I've had 149 points, and he's jumped up on the table and mixes up everything. Your dog is an accomplice! An you are an old cheat.
1839
Image Not Available for Mr. Hume fantasizing about Julius Caesar polishing his boots.
Mr. Hume fantasizing about Julius Caesar polishing his boots.
1857
Image Not Available for The Worries of a Wine Grower. - We escaped the frost..... all we now have to worry about is the sun, the rain, the vine-mildew and all the rest...
The Worries of a Wine Grower. - We escaped the frost..... all we now have to worry about is the sun, the rain, the vine-mildew and all the rest...
1857
Image Not Available for The Displeasure of a Sculpture Placed in the Middle of Paintings
The Displeasure of a Sculpture Placed in the Middle of Paintings
1857
Image Not Available for The Salon on Opening Day
The Salon on Opening Day
1857