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Caricature of a traveler who has overslept on the train
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Caricature of a traveler who has overslept on the train

Honoré Daumier · 1843 · lithography; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The traveler is woken by the conductor and asks where he is. Instead of in Poissy (a town northwest of Paris), where he was invited to dinner that evening, he has ended up all the way in Rouen.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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cartooncaricatures (human types)waking upsteam locomotiveRouen
Credit lineKarikatuur van een reiziger die zich heeft verslapen in de trein. 1843. Honoré Daumier. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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