Daubigny, Drawings for the Voyage en Bateau

16 . Le départ (Le retour)

The Departure or The Return Pen and ink on papier calque, 4 15 ⁄ 16

by 7 1 ⁄ 2

inches ( 12 . 6 by 19 . 1 cm)

Redrawn in pencil on verso

The Captain and the Cabin boy appear at the window in the last car of the train and seem to look down at the heavy river traffic. A steam boat leads the way.

Drawing, Musée du Louvre rf5333

Etching, Delteil 115