Art Institute of Chicago

“- Mr.Lifeguard.... is it true there are sharks at Dieppe? - Of course... but it is pretty simple... as soon as you see one coming to eat you, all you have to do is lay down sideways. He won't eat you for fear of choking to death,” plate 1 from Aus Bains De Mer

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

c. 1858

Attribution

Honoré Victorin Daumier French, 1808-1879

Medium

Lithograph in black on white wove paper

Physical dimensions

Image: 19.9 × 25.6 cm (7 7/8 × 10 1/8 in.); Sheet: 27.3 × 36 cm (10 3/4 × 14 3/16 in.)

Credit line

Mr. and Mrs. Carter H. Harrison Collection