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Robert Macaire magnétiseur.: P.2459-1991

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Robert Macaire magnétiseur.
Caricaturana

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Daumier, Honoré Victorin
Publisher: Aubert et Cie
Draughtsman: Philipon, Charles (After)

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1838

Note

No.88 from the series. Published in Le Charivari, 26 August 1838. Text verso (stuck down on card)

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Lithography

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Robert Macaire magnétiseur. Voici un excellent sujet.........pour le magnétisme....... Certes ! il n’y a pas de commerage, je n’ai pas l’honneur de connaitre M.elle de St.Bertrand et vous allez voir Messieurs, l’effet du somnambulisme... (M.elle de St.Bertrand donne dans son sommeil des consultations sur les maladies de chacun, indique des trésors cachés sous terre et conseille de prendre des actions dans le papier Mozart, dans les mines d’or et dans une foule d’autres fort belles opérations).
  • Location: Sheet lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2459-1991
Primary reference Number: 202484
Delteil: 443 II/II

Audit data

Created: Friday 3 July 2015 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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