Honoré Victorin Daumier. 1808-1879.

Ma femme, t'as tort de me blãmer... comme l'a dit un fameux philosophe... y n'y a que de boire du vin sans soif qui distingue l'homme du reste des animaux!.. .
(My dear, you shouldn't really blame me... Remember what a famous philosopher once said... drinking wine without being thirsty distinguishes man from beast.)

1851. Lithograph. Delteil 2198.ii/ii (with letters). 9 5/8 x 8 (sheet 13 7/8 x 9 1/2). Series: Croquades (Sketches), plate 1. Published in Le Charivari December 23, 1851. Lower left: Chez Pannier & Cie. éditeurs, rue du Croissant,16; lower right: Imp.de Ch.Trinocq,Cour des Miracles 9. Paris. Center horizontal fold and allover foxing. Initialed in the stone, lower left. $100.

The series consisted of only two plates. As the image as published just before Christmas, it can be seen as a humorous commentary on holiday binges.

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