"Not only can the Parisian engage in a strengthening exercise; but he acquires the safety of the foot, the glance and the intrepidity of the mountaineer." from the Little Miseries of Human Life

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"Not only can the Parisian engage in a strengthening exercise; but he acquires the safety of the foot, the glance and the intrepidity of the mountaineer." from the Little Miseries of Human Life

J. J. Grandville|Henri Fournier|Paul-Emile-Daurand Forgues

Date
1843
Medium
Wood engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 1/4 × 7 1/2 in. (28.5 × 19 cm)
Object type
Print
Classification
Prints
Object number
65.570.61(34)
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Yvonne Möen Cumerford, 1965

Artist information

French, Nancy 1803–1847 Vanves| |French, Paris 1813–1883 Cannes

Subjects and terms

  • Men
  • Women

The Met object ID 831116. The source CSV marks this record public domain, the official API identifies it as image-bearing, and the image was reverified as public domain before this page rendered.