Lithograph on wove paper ("sur blanc"), 21 x 26.8 cm (stone), 26.2 x 34.5 cm (sheet). 1843. Plate 5 from the series "Les Chemins de Fer", first published on 2 July 1843 in "Le Charivari". Impression of the 3rd state according to Delteil. Signed in the stone. With the addresses of the publisher Pannier and the printer Aubert. The sheet was also published in the album "Les Chemins de Fer, 1re série", which contained 15 lithographs sur blanc and was distributed by Pannier and Aubert. Reference: Delteil and Daumier register 1047
The caption reads: "THIRTY SECONDS' DELAY. There, Joseph!... that's all I have for you... three parcels and a traveller. - Take good care of them... especially the parcels!...)
