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
Author(s):: Cham, Daumier, Honoré
Published:: 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.

Keywords: 19th century, black & white, crawling, crowd, Franco-Prussian War, street

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