Queuing up for Rat Meat

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People are crawling in line on the street, waiting for a chance to catch a rat from the gutter

Queuing up for rat meat.

Artist

Name:: Cham
Dates:: 1818-1879
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Humor
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: San Francisco Public Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Album du siège
Authors:: Cham; Daumier, Honoré
Publisher:: Paris: n.d.
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Description:

A line of crawling people stretches out on the street, everyone waiting for a chance to catch a rat from the gutter as a soldier keeps watch to make sure things proceeds in an orderly fashion.

The caption reads in the original French: La queue pour la viande de rats.

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{{cite web | title=Queuing up for Rat Meat | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/queuing-rat-meat/ | author=Cham | year=n.d. | access-date=April 25, 2024 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}