At the Chalons Camp: –Papa, why do they make the soldiers go out in the rain? –My boy, it is in order for them to learn to be under fire! from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, August 19, 1869

Honoré Daumier|Walter Frères|Arnaud de Vresse

August 19, 1869 · Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil) · Drawings and Prints

At the Chalons Camp: –Papa, why do they make the soldiers go out in the rain? –My boy, it is in order for them to learn to be under fire! from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, August 19, 1869 — Honoré Daumier|Walter Frères|Arnaud de Vresse
Artist
Honoré Daumier|Walter Frères|Arnaud de Vresse
Date
August 19, 1869
Medium
Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil)
Department
Drawings and Prints
Credit line
Rogers Fund, 1922
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