Ayant eu la fâcheuse idée d’aller faire la sieste au bord de l’eau (Having had the unfortunate idea of going to take a nap at the water’s edge), no. 9 from the series "Croquis D'ete" ("Summer Sketch")

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Ayant eu la fâcheuse idée d’aller faire la sieste au bord de l’eau (Having had the unfortunate idea of going to take a nap at the water’s edge), no. 9 from the series "Croquis D'ete" ("Summer Sketch")
Ayant eu la fâcheuse idée d’aller faire la sieste au bord de l’eau (Having had the unfortunate idea of going to take a nap at the water’s edge), no. 9 from the series "Croquis D'ete" ("Summer Sketch")
Artist/Maker (French, 1808 – 1879)
Datepublished August 25, 1856
MediumLithograph on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 8 15/16 × 11 9/16 in. (22.7 × 29.4 cm) Sheet: 9 3/4 × 13 15/16 in. (24.8 × 35.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of William B. Leavenworth, Class of 1965
Object number1984.13
Not on view

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Alternate Titles Ayant eu la fâcheuse idée d’aller faire la sieste au bord de l’eau
Having had the unfortunate idea of going to take a nap at the water’s edge
Croquis D'ete (Summer Sketch)
Exhibition History 2024-2025
Clinton, NY. The Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Menagerie: Animals in Art from the Wellin Museum," September 7, 2024 –June 8, 2025 (no cat.).
Provenance 1984: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery), by gift of William B. Leavenworth.
Markings Marks: text on verso [page of Le Carivari].
Signature Initialed "hD [underlined]" in stone at lower left.
Inscribed "CROQUIS D'ETE." at upper center in typeset; "Ayant eu la facheuse idee d'aller faire la sieste au bord l'eau" at lower center in typeset; "maison Martinet 146 r. Rivoli et 41, r. Vivienne" at lower left in typeset; "Lith. Destouches, 28, r. Paradis Pre. Paris." at lower right in typeset; "9" at upper right in typeset; "859" in stone at lower right; "J2850015-622" at lower right [sideways] in pencil; "CK $6.-" at upper right [sideways] in pencil.
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