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Honoré Daumier

A Man Saved Against His Will (Un Homme Sauvé Malgré Lui),

Maker

  • Aubert & Cie
  • Honoré Daumier

Title

A Man Saved Against His Will (Un Homme Sauvé Malgré Lui)

Medium

lithograph

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Lithograph on light weight cream wove paper

Techniques

  • Lithograph on light weight cream wove paper

Supports

  • Light weight cream wove paper mounted on light weight board

Dimensions

Plate: 29.8 x 19.2 cm (11 3/4 x 7 9/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed, on image, LL: h.D.; PRinted, on plate, UC: Les Canotiers Parisiens./ 7; Printed, on plate, LL: Chez Pannier Edit R du Croissant 16; Printed on plate, LR: Imp. d'Aubert & Cie; Printed, on plate, LL to LR: UN HOMME SAUVÉ MALGRÉ LUI.
- Mais puisque je vous dis que je sais nager et que je me serais bien tiré de l'eau sans monsieur!....
- Ça ne fait rien... la loi est positive... vous devez payer vingt cinq francs à votre sauveur... par exemple, s'il vous avait sauvé mort vous ne lui auriez payé qu quinze francs!....; Written, on sheet, in graphite, LR: D.1029 III 1843

Identification

State

3rd of 3

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

36.117

A Man Saved Against His Will (Un Homme Sauvé Malgré Lui)
from the series "Les Canotiers Parisiens"

Signed, on image, LL: h.D.; PRinted, on plate, UC: Les Canotiers Parisiens./ 7; Printed, on plate, LL: Chez Pannier Edit R du Croissant 16; Printed on plate, LR: Imp. d'Aubert & Cie; Printed, on plate, LL to LR: UN HOMME SAUVÉ MALGRÉ LUI.
- Mais puisque je vous dis que je sais nager et que je me serais bien tiré de l'eau sans monsieur!....
- Ça ne fait rien... la loi est positive... vous devez payer vingt cinq francs à votre sauveur... par exemple, s'il vous avait sauvé mort vous ne lui auriez payé qu quinze francs!....; Written, on sheet, in graphite, LR: D.1029 III 1843

3rd of 3
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