We are stupid to be so afraid—it is nothing but a horrible scarecrow—I thought it was my husband (“Que nous sommes betes…”)

Honoré Daumier1845

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Title: We are stupid to be so afraid—it is nothing but a horrible scarecrow—I thought it was my husband (“Que nous sommes betes…”)
Creator: Honoré Daumier
Date Created: 1845
Signatures / Inscriptions: Signed on stone, lower center: “h.D., 790”
Set or Series Title: Pastorales
Object Type: Prints, works of art
Object Link: See this artwork on the Davison Art Center website
Object Credit Line: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University. Friends of the Davison Art Center funds, 1990
Materials & Techniques: Lithograph on newsprint paper
Keywords: husbands, satire, social satire, wives
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Edition: Published in “Le Charivari”
Dimensions: Sheet dimensions: 376 mm x 262 mm (14.8 in. x 10.31 in.).
Bibliography: Loys Delteil 1406
Associated People: Created by Honoré Daumier (French, 1808-1879)
Accession Number: 1990.6.1

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