Image
Honoré Daumier
Description
Maker
Honoré Daumier (French, 1808-1879)
Aubert &
Title
Chinese Propriety (Décence Chinoise)
from the series "Voyage en Chine"
Year
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
lithographSupports
Dimensions
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Plate: 30 x 20.6 cm (11 13/16 x 8 1/8 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Signed, on image, LL: h.D.; Printed, on plate, UC: Voyage en Chine. / 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: DÉCENCE CHINOISE. / On a dans ce pays pas une singulière idée de la décence!... la jeune fille la plus pudique, la femme la plus honnête ne rougissent pas d'appeler par une monstrueuse exagération de formes l'attention sur certain point auquel elles donnent l'apparence d'un véritable aérostat..... elles appellent cela une tournure.
Identification
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State
2nd of 2 Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Elizabeth T. Casey
Object Number
1989.062.1 Type
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