Mr. Prudhomme: “- Obnoxious waves.... don't you know whom you are carrying in this moment?... oh audacious... know I shall, like Xerxes, whip you terribly. Mme Prudhomme: (shivering of fear) “- Pray, my dear friend, do not offend the sea any longer... you might wake its fury and it might devour us completely!,” plate 1 from Impressions Nautiques

Mr. Prudhomme: “- Obnoxious waves.... don't you know whom you are carrying in this moment?... oh audacious... know I shall, like Xerxes, whip you terribly.” Mme Prudhomme: (shivering of fear) “- Pray, my dear friend, do not offend the sea any longer... you might wake its fury and it might devour us completely!,” plate 1 from Impressions nautiques

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Comment..., flots impudents!... vous ne savez donc pas qui vous portez en ce moment,...., from Émotions Nautiques, published in Le Charivari, October 26, 1859

Honoré Daumier, Destouches, Aaron Martinet

An Unpleasant Encounter. “Bernardel, Bernardel! Here comes the steamer... we will sink!,” plate 16 from Les Canotiers Parisiens

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A Revolt On Board. “- Ah! you want to be your own captain!... - Ah! you are treating me like an idiot... hey... I hope the Seine washes away that insult!,” plate 13 from Les Canotiers Parisiens

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Man Overboard! “- Harpoon him more firmly!.... we can't get him otherwise! And you, hold his legs up in the air, that's very important.... There is nothing in the world that makes you catch a cold faster than by getting your feet wet,” plate 14 from Les Canotiers Parisiens

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Embarcation of a Lady. “Get in without fear Miss Josephine....You don't have to be afraid from neither the current nor the boatmen... they are all Frrrrrench.... we actually wanted to salute you with 101 canon shots, but we didn't get the authorization from the Government!...,” plate 15 from Les Canotiers Parisiens

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“- Mr.Lifeguard.... is it true there are sharks at Dieppe? - Of course... but it is pretty simple... as soon as you see one coming to eat you, all you have to do is lay down sideways. He won't eat you for fear of choking to death,” plate 1 from Aus Bains De Mer

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A Light Squall (Un leger grain), plate 8 from The Parisian Boaters (Les canotiers Parisiens)

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An Unpleasant Encounter, plate sixteen from Les Canotiers Parisiens

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A Naval Combat. “- So, you insulted my flag!.... just you wait, just wait till I'll sink you with a broad side!..... or even better I'll splash you with water from left and right and behind and....” plate 20 from Les Canotiers Parisiens

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Boat in a Storm at Sea

Thomas Rowlandson, After John Hamilton Mortimer

The Novice Sailor. “Devil... rowing is much more difficult than I thought! And to really enjoy myself I would rather stick peas.,” plate 19 from Les Canotiers Parisiens

Honoré-Victorin Daumier