Art, literature & history
“- Madame Prudhomme, let's not hurry, let's recall that dignity should preside over all acts of life... dignity alone distinguishes man from the rest of the animals,” plate 2 from Croquis Aquatiques
1854
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Lithograph in black on white wove paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 21.3 × 26.3 cm (8 7/16 × 10 3/8 in.); Sheet: 28.1 × 36.2 cm (11 1/8 × 14 5/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1955.1120
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
Honoré Daumier. “- Madame Prudhomme, let's not hurry, let's recall that dignity should preside over all acts of life... dignity alone distinguishes man from the rest of the animals,” plate 2 from Croquis Aquatiques. Art Institute of Chicago. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
“- Madame Prudhomme, let's not hurry, let's recall that dignity should preside over all acts of life... dignity alone distinguishes man from the rest of the animals,” plate 2 from Croquis Aquatiques — Honoré Daumier. 1854.
Medium: Lithograph in black on white wove paper. Dimensions: Image: 21.3 × 26.3 cm (8 7/16 × 10 3/8 in.); Sheet: 28.1 × 36.2 cm (11 1/8 × 14 5/16 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.