“- Our boat let go the anchor and has drifted away.... we're stuck on this lonely island like Robinson Crusoe... and without anything to eat and no parrot... - That's true.... and I really don't know what to eat, once I have devoured you, poor Cabassol!,” plate 5 from Les Canotiers Parisiens by Honoré Daumier

“- Our boat let go the anchor and has drifted away.... we're stuck on this lonely island like Robinson Crusoe... and without anything to eat and no parrot... - That's true.... and I really don't know what to eat, once I have devoured you, poor Cabassol!,” plate 5 from Les Canotiers Parisiens 1843

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“- Our boat let go the anchor and has drifted away.... we're stuck on this lonely island like Robinson Crusoe... and without anything to eat and no parrot... - That's true.... and I really don't know what to eat, once I have devoured you, poor Cabassol!” is a lithograph by Honoré Daumier, part of the series *Les Canotiers Parisiens* (1843). The print shows two men stranded on a small island after their boat has drifted away. This humorous scene was likely intended to satirize the struggles of Parisian boatmen. Daumier's use of detailed linework and shading effectively captures the characters' expressions of desperation and hunger.

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