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 1843

"Embarcation of a Lady" is a lithograph from Honoré Daumier's 1843 series *Les Canotiers Parisiens*. The work, which is part of the Art Institute of Chicago's collection, depicts a humorous scene of a woman being helped onto a boat by a group of boatmen. The caption in French references a satirical scenario with a woman named Josephine and a lack of authorization for a salute. Daumier's distinct style and the witty social commentary in the artwork make it a great example of his caricatures.