Catholic society of baptism established for all the drunkards of Paris. (Article 1) From Rouen to Bercy the Seine will be transformed into the River Jordan. "In the name of the great society Mélange, Macaire & Co. I baptise you 'old Macon', grand cru of the year of the comet, and the public will stand in line for it," plate 48 from Revue Caricaturale by Honoré-Victorin Daumier, print, 1843

Catholic society of baptism established for all the drunkards of Paris. (Article 1) From Rouen to Bercy the Seine will be transformed into the River Jordan. "In the name of the great society Mélange, Macaire & Co. I baptise you 'old Macon', grand cru of the year of the comet, and the public will stand in line for it," plate 48 from Revue Caricaturale

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Year
1843
Medium
Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 20.1 × 25.7 cm (7 15/16 × 10 1/8 in.); Sheet: 26.2 × 34.2 cm (10 3/8 × 13 1/2 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago

Cultural & Historical Context

Classification
Print
Culture
France

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