The source of the Seine is the Cote d'Or, and it empties into the Channel. On its way it traverses Paris where the inhabitants escape the summer's heat and try to find freshness and purity in this river, plate 3 from Les Baigneurs

The Bath at 4 Sous, plate 29 from Croquis D'été

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“- I was told to go to the cold batha to lose weight. - You don't say, I was just told the opposite. - Maybe they are good for everything this year! - True for everything, except cleanliness," plate 39 from Croquis D'été

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Les bains à quatre sous, from Croquis d'Été, published in Le Charivari, June 29, 1858

Honoré Daumier, Destouches, Aaron Martinet

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

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A Family Scene, plate 37 from Croquis D'été

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On m'a conseillé les bains froids pour me faire maigrir!..., from Croquis d'Été, published in Le Charivari, August 2, 1858

Honoré Daumier, Destouches, Aaron Martinet

At the Deligny Baths. - The ladder at 4 p.m., plate 33 from Croquis D'été

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The Reappearance of the Tritons of the Sea, plate 412 from Actualités

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At the four penny baths, from 'Summer sketches,' published in Le Charivari, August 12, 1865

Honoré Daumier, Destouches, Aaron Martinet

Baigneurs commençant à trouver qu'en septembre..., from Croquis d'Été, published in Le Charivari, September 3, 1858

Honoré Daumier, Destouches, Aaron Martinet

“You know, Monsieur Beaufumé, actually you have kept damned well considering your age. This costume suits you perfectly.... just too bad that it does not look good on everybody,” plate 36 from Croquis D'été

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The Reappearance of the Tritons of the Sea, plate 412 from Actualités

Honoré-Victorin Daumier