Philosophical Contemplations of a Lover of Silent Pleasures. To float on the back for an hour in a quiet tributary of the Marne with little water, some water lilies and lots of frogs: that's what makes a man happy!, from Les Baigneurs

Having finally found the solution to spend the summer of 1857 in a pleasant way, plate 429 from Actualités

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Mr. Coste noticing that the fish he took out of the water in order to analyse their state of health, end up feeling not well at all, plate 387 from Actualités

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Ayant enfin trouvé..., from Actualités, published in Le Charivari, August 14, 1857

Honoré Daumier, Destouches, Aaron Martinet

Aquatic fun borrowed from the old Greeks, plate 20 from Croquis D'été

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Tahitians Fishing

Paul Gauguin

Having had the unfortunate idea to go take a nap at the water's edge, plate 9 from Croquis D'été

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

“- Aren't you getting dressed? - No... I remain like this in my swimming gear all day long, outside the swimming pool. - Even in winter? - Then I put on my hat!,” plate 28 from Croquis D'été

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Divertissement aquatique renouvelé des Grecs, from Croquis d'Été, published in Le Charivari, August 16-17, 1857

Honoré Daumier, Destouches, Aaron Martinet

Ophelia's Death, plate 13 from Hamlet

Eugène Delacroix

Meanwhile they keep on insisting that she has never been better!, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, September 24, 1872

Honoré Daumier

View of the Seine near Asnières during the dog days, plate 2 from Croquis D'été

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Meanwhile They Keep on Insisting that She Has Never Been Better, plate 183 from Actualités

Honoré-Victorin Daumier