A Practical Joke. "Driver! Driver! Do you still have two seats in the rabbit section??,” plate 24 from Les Baigneurs 1842

"A Practical Joke. "Driver! Driver! Do you still have two seats in the rabbit section??,” plate 24 from Les Baigneurs (The Bathers), is a lithograph by Honoré Daumier from 1842. This satirical print, now held by The Art Institute of Chicago, captures a humorous scene of a man on horseback, asking a coach driver about the availability of seats in the “rabbit section” - a cheeky reference to the cramped conditions in public carriages. Daumier’s work is known for its social commentary and often lampooned the bourgeoisie and their perceived absurdity.