La côu et la pluie, que c'est romantique! Plate 3 from "Inconvénient"
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Hamill and Barker
Accession Number
1962-143-110
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**La queue et la pluie, que c'est romantique! (The Line and the Rain, How Romantic!), Plate 3 from *Inconvénient*** Created around 1825 by French artist Auguste-Xavier Leprince (1799–1826), this print captures the spirit of early Romanticism in France. Leprince, who tragically died young at 27, was renowned for his lively lithographs depicting everyday life with a touch of irony and charm. As Plate 3 from the series *Inconvénient* (Inconvenience), it likely pokes fun at urban mishaps, evoking the Romantic fascination with emotion amid the ordinary struggles of 19th-century Parisian existenc...