Daubigny, Drawings for the Voyage en Bateau

11 . Le mousse à la pêche (la pêche à la ligne) The Cabin Boy Fishing or Line Fishing Pen and ink on papier calque, 5 1 ⁄ 8 by 7 5 ⁄ 8

inches ( 13 by 19 . 4 cm)

Redrawn in pencil on verso

Karl Daubigny apparently took his role as quartermaster of Le Botin quite seriously and was responsible for catching fish. In fact, in this image they seem eager to sample Karl’s bait. A hunter, on the opposite shore, is shooting at a bird.

Drawing, Musée du Louvre rf5325

Etching, Delteil 110