Honoré Daumier

The Uncle - The Nephew (L'Oncle - Le Neveu)

Maker

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

Title

The Uncle - The Nephew (L'Oncle - Le Neveu)
from the series "Doubles Faces"

Year

1838

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

lithograph

Supports

Dimensions

Plate: 22.7 x 29.2 cm (8 15/16 x 11 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Printed, on print, upside down, UC:
(L’Oncle haut) ça va mal, mon ami. - (Le Neveu à part) ça va bien, je vais hériter.; Printed, on print, sideways, CL: Doubles Faces No1.; Printed, on print, LL to LR: (Le Neveu haut). je m’en suis un peu trop donné, ça va mal. - (L’Oncle à part) j’héritérai de mon neuveu, c’est drole !; Printed, on print, LL:Chez Aubert gal. Vero-dodat; Printed, on print, LR: Imp. d'Aubert & Cie.; Written in graphite, on sheet, upside down, UL: 1586; Inscription written in graphite on sheet UR; Written in graphite, on sheet, LL: D.539/ 1838

Identification

State

1st of 1

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

36.118

Type

Image use

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Tombstone

Honoré Daumier (French, 1808-1879)
Aubert & Cie (French), printer
Aubert Galerie, publisher
The Uncle - The Nephew (L'Oncle - Le Neveu); from the series "Doubles Faces", 1838
Lithograph on light weight cream wove paper
Plate: 22.7 x 29.2 cm (8 15/16 x 11 1/2 inches)
Mary B. Jackson Fund 36.118

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