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Honoré Daumier

The Wife of the Representative (La Femme du Représentant)

Maker

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

Title

The Wife of the Representative (La Femme du Représentant)
from the series "Croquis du Jour"

Year

1849

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: 28.9 x 20.8 cm (11 3/8 x 8 3/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed, on image, LL: h.D.; Printed, on plate, UC: Croquis du Jour/ 27; Printed, on plate, LL: Chez Aubert Pl de la Bourse; Printed, on plate, LR: Imp Aubert & Cie; Printed, on plate, LL to LR: La Femme du Représentant/ Mon ami, j'ai besoin d'un chapeau? / Ma bonne, je suis représentant, si tu as une demande à me faire, adresse une pétition à la chambre. / Oui, je te connais, tu demanderas l'ordre du jour!

Identification

State

2nd of 2

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Collectors' Acquisition Fund

Object Number

68.159

Type

  • Prints

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Honoré Daumier (French, 1808-1879)
Aubert & Cie (French), printer
The Wife of the Representative (La Femme du Représentant); from the series "Croquis du Jour", 1849
Lithograph on medium weight cream wove paper
Plate: 28.9 x 20.8 cm (11 3/8 x 8 3/16 inches)
Collectors' Acquisition Fund 68.159

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