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An Addition to a Splendid Education. The young Chinese of the upper class don't only cultivate the art of the hunting horn, they also learn to give punches with the fist or the heels of their boots right into the pit of the stomach. This talent is called boxing with the feet and it is cultivated with the greatest success by all those who consider placing themselves on a good footing in society, plate 17 from Voyage En Chine
1844
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 20.8 × 24.5 cm (8 1/4 × 9 11/16 in.); Sheet: 27.5 × 29.8 cm (10 7/8 × 11 3/4 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1958.777
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
Honoré Daumier. An Addition to a Splendid Education. The young Chinese of the upper class don't only cultivate the art of the hunting horn, they also learn to give punches with the fist or the heels of their boots right into the pit of the stomach. This talent is called boxing with the feet and it is cultivated with the greatest success by all those who consider placing themselves on a good footing in society, plate 17 from Voyage En Chine. Art Institute of Chicago. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
An Addition to a Splendid Education. The young Chinese of the upper class don't only cultivate the art of the hunting horn, they also learn to give punches with the fist or the heels of their boots right into the pit of the stomach. This talent is called boxing with the feet and it is cultivated with the greatest success by all those who consider placing themselves on a good footing in society, plate 17 from Voyage En Chine — Honoré Daumier. 1844.
Medium: Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper. Dimensions: Image: 20.8 × 24.5 cm (8 1/4 × 9 11/16 in.); Sheet: 27.5 × 29.8 cm (10 7/8 × 11 3/4 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.