Image
Honoré Daumier
Description
Maker
Honoré Daumier (French, 1808-1879)
Michel Aubert, printer
Aubert &
Title
How Sweet, Seated Downhill, How Agreeable... (Qu'il Est Doux, Qu'il Est Doux Au Penchant d'un Vallon...)
from the series "Idylles Parlementaires"
Year
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
lithograph Dimensions
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Plate: 24.4 x 27.3 cm (9 5/8 x 10 3/4 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Signed, on image, LL: h.D.; Printed, on plate, UC: Idylles Parlementaires./ 15.; Printed, on plate, LL: Imp de MeVe Aubert r de l'Abbaye 5 Paris; Printed, on plate, LR: Chez Aubert & Cie Pl de la Bourse 29 a Paris; Printed, on plate, LC: Qu'il est doux, qu'il est doux au penchant d'un vallon, / Loin du bruit et des cris de la foule importune. / Au milieu d'un beau jour, d'invoquer Apollon / Et le soir d'adresser des sonnets à la lune.; Written, in graphite, on sheet, LL: D.2064/ 1850-51/ 36.128
Identification
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State
2nd of 2 Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Mary B. Jackson Fund
Object Number
36.128 Type
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