Honoré Daumier

Sir, I Would Like to Subscribe for the Earth Quake... (Monsieur, Je Souscris Pour le Tremblement de Terre...)

Maker

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

Title

Sir, I Would Like to Subscribe for the Earth Quake... (Monsieur, Je Souscris Pour le Tremblement de Terre...)
from the series "Les Philantropes du Jour"

Year

1844

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

lithograph

Supports

Dimensions

Plate: 29.5 x 19.4 cm (11 5/8 x 7 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed, on image, LL: h.D.; Printed, on plate, UC: Les Philantropes du Jour./ 6.; Printed, on plate, LL: Chez Aubert Pl de la Bourse 29; Printed, on plate, LR: Imp d'Aubert & Cie; Printed, on plate, LL to LR: Monsieur, je souscris pour le tremblement de terre des Batignolles... voici deux francs.... mais insérez bien mon nom et mon adresse dans votre journal: Rigolard philantrope papetier, rue St Honoré, 345, tient pendules, plâtres de Dantan, verres de Bohême, riding-stick anglais, allumettes chimiques allemandes et généralement tout ce qui ne concerne pas son état!..; Written, on sheet, in graphite, LR: D.1297 II (Vol IV)/ 45.095/ 1844

Identification

State

2nd of 2

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

45.095

Type

Image use

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Tombstone

Honoré Daumier (French, 1808-1879)
Aubert & Cie (French), printer
Sir, I Would Like to Subscribe for the Earth Quake... (Monsieur, Je Souscris Pour le Tremblement de Terre...); from the series "Les Philantropes du Jour", 1844
Lithograph on light weight cream wove paper
Plate: 29.5 x 19.4 cm (11 5/8 x 7 5/8 inches)
Mary B. Jackson Fund 45.095

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