So, show-off from Paris!.... you will dance twice with my Catherine.... try again now to make eyes at her!, from Pastorales (Romance of Country Life)

Honoré Daumier

1845 · Lithograph on wove paper; first state of two, proof · Drawings and Prints

So, show-off from Paris!.... you will dance twice with my Catherine.... try again now to make eyes at her!, from Pastorales (Romance of Country Life) — Honoré Daumier

This print is part of a series in which Daumier satirized the romanticization of life in the country. Here, in the midst of an outdoor dance, a protective father at left confronts a Parisian interloper at center, pulling his hat down over his head to prevent the city-dweller from making eyes at his daughter.

Artist: Honoré Daumier
Date: 1845
Medium: Lithograph on wove paper; first state of two, proof
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Gift of Susan Schulman and Carolyn Bullard, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary, 2020