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At the Chalons Camp: –Papa, why do they make the soldiers go out in the rain? –My boy, it is in order for them to learn to be under fire! from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, August 19, 1869

Honoré DaumierAugust 19, 1869

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  • Title: At the Chalons Camp: –Papa, why do they make the soldiers go out in the rain? –My boy, it is in order for them to learn to be under fire! from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, August 19, 1869
  • Creator: Honoré Daumier|Walter Frères|Arnaud de Vresse
  • Date Created: August 19, 1869
  • Physical Dimensions: Image: 9 7/16 × 8 1/4 in. (24 × 20.9 cm) Sheet: 11 9/16 × 11 7/16 in. (29.3 × 29 cm)
  • Type: Print
  • External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/756750
  • Medium: Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil)
  • Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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