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(Robert.) Hé bien! mon cher directeur, ton affaire marche-t-elle? ….: P.2519-1991

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

(Robert.) Hé bien! mon cher directeur, ton affaire marche-t-elle? ….
Robert Macaire

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Daumier, Honoré Victorin
Printer: Aubert et Cie
Publisher: Bauger et Cie

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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
1841 -

Note

No.6 from the series. Published in Le Charivari 28 February 1841. Text verso

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Lithography

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: (Robert.) Hé bien! mon cher directeur, ton affaire marche-t-elle? / (Bertrand) Oh! très bien! je suis très content... seulement nous n'avons / plus le sou, nous ne pouvons plus marcher. - Diable !! - Mais un capitaliste / doit nous verser 200,000 francs, l’acte va se signer ce soir ou demain… / je suis très impatient, j’ai le plus grand besoin d’une paire de bottes
  • Location: Image lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2519-1991
Primary reference Number: 202544
Delteil: 871 III/III
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Created: Friday 3 July 2015 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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