"Voyons, Gertrude, il s'agit aujourd'hui de m'accommoder ceci...vous essayerez de la manger à votre dîner...si vous trouvez ça tresbon, je ferai un rapport la dessus à mes collégues les savants!..." 1858

Curator: This is a lithograph by Honoré Daumier, currently held at the Harvard Art Museums. It's titled "Voyons, Gertrude, il s'agit aujourd'hui de m'accommoder ceci...vous essayerez de la manger à votre dîner...si vous trouvez ça tresbon, je ferai un rapport là dessus à mes collègues les savants!". Editor: Oh, my word! Is that a lizard? Gertrude looks utterly horrified. The poor woman, being presented with that culinary challenge! Curator: Daumier was a master of social commentary. This piece likely satirizes the scientific community’s pursuit of acclimatization, promoting foreign species for food. Editor: I can feel her visceral reaction. I bet the lizard tastes like chicken. Everything "exotic" always does. But the humor helps me emphasize with Gertrude's shock, I think. Curator: Indeed. Daumier’s brilliance lay in capturing the anxieties of his time. Editor: Exactly. Well, bon appétit, Gertrude.