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Honoré Daumier

A Man Saved Against His Will (Un Homme Sauvé Malgré Lui)

Description

Maker

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

Title

A Man Saved Against His Will (Un Homme Sauvé Malgré Lui)
from the series "Les Canotiers Parisiens"

Year

1843

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

lithograph

Supports

Dimensions

Plate: 29.8 x 19.2 cm (11 3/4 x 7 9/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed, on image, LL: h.D.; PRinted, on plate, UC: Les Canotiers Parisiens./ 7; Printed, on plate, LL: Chez Pannier Edit R du Croissant 16; Printed on plate, LR: Imp. d'Aubert & Cie; Printed, on plate, LL to LR: UN HOMME SAUVÉ MALGRÉ LUI.
- Mais puisque je vous dis que je sais nager et que je me serais bien tiré de l'eau sans monsieur!....
- Ça ne fait rien... la loi est positive... vous devez payer vingt cinq francs à votre sauveur... par exemple, s'il vous avait sauvé mort vous ne lui auriez payé qu quinze francs!....; Written, on sheet, in graphite, LR: D.1029 III 1843

Identification

State

3rd of 3

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

36.117

Type

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Honoré Daumier (French, 1808-1879)
Aubert & Cie (French), publisher
A Man Saved Against His Will (Un Homme Sauvé Malgré Lui); from the series "Les Canotiers Parisiens", 1843
Lithograph on light weight cream wove paper
Plate: 29.8 x 19.2 cm (11 3/4 x 7 9/16 inches)
Mary B. Jackson Fund 36.117

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