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Honoré Daumier|Aubert et Cie|Bauger et Cie

Voilà le moment (passé minuit), ou le calme et la paix régnent véritablement dans les heureux menages (Moeurs Conjugales, No. 29)

November 22, 1840
Hand-colored lithograph; second state of four (Delteil)
34 × 26.4 cm (13.4 × 10.4 in)

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