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Honoré Daumier

A Presumptuous Heir (L'Héritier Présomptif)

Description

Maker

Honoré Daumier (French, 1808-1879)
Aubert &amp

Title

A Presumptuous Heir (L'Héritier Présomptif)
from the series "La Comédie Humaine"

Year

1800s

Medium

  • Lithograph on medium weight cream wove paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Lithograph on medium weight cream wove paper

Materials

lithograph

Supports

  • medium weight cream wove paper

Dimensions

Plate: 29.5 x 20.6 cm (11 5/8 x 8 1/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed, on image, LR: h.D.; Printed, on plate, UC: La Comedie Humaine. / 2; Printed, on plate, LL: Chez Pannier R du Croissant 16.; Printed, on plate, LC: Chez Aubert Pl de la Bourse 29.; Printed, on plate, LR: Imp d'Aubert & Cie; Printed, on plate, LL to LR: L'HÉRITIER PRÉSOMPTIF.
Première leçon de philosophie donnée par la nourrice Jabutot à son élève; pendant qu'elle se livre à la danse, elle lui fait entrevoir les difficultés d'une position sociale; et lui apprend que dans le cours de la vie, l'homme reste parfois en suspens!......

Identification

State

3rd of 4

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

67.126

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

New Acquisitions 1967-1968.
Jan 01, 1967 – Jan 01, 1968

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Honoré Daumier (French, 1808-1879)
Aubert & Cie (French), printer
A Presumptuous Heir (L'Héritier Présomptif); from the series "La Comédie Humaine", 1800s
Lithograph on medium weight cream wove paper
Plate: 29.5 x 20.6 cm (11 5/8 x 8 1/8 inches)
Museum Works of Art Fund 67.126

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