Husbands Always Make Me Laugh: He goes on the loose 1853

"Husbands Always Make Me Laugh: He goes on the loose" is a lithograph by French artist Paul Gavarni, dated 1853. It depicts a woman sitting at a table with a bored expression, looking down at a sleeping man. The lithograph is part of Gavarni's series "Les Maris me font toujours rire" ("Husbands Always Make Me Laugh"), which satirized the lives and behavior of married men in 19th-century Paris. The series was widely popular, and Gavarni's witty observations about the dynamics of marriage resonated with a broad audience.