Il défend l'orphelin et la veuve à moins pourtant qu'il n'attaque la veuve et l'orphelin
Il défend l'orphelin et la veuve à moins pourtant qu'il n'attaque la veuve et l'orphelin

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Il défend l'orphelin et la veuve à moins pourtant qu'il n'attaque la veuve et l'orphelin,

1846

Honoré Daumier, 1808–1879; born Valmondois, France; died Marseille, France
x1975-150

Information

Title
Il défend l'orphelin et la veuve à moins pourtant qu'il n'attaque la veuve et l'orphelin
Dates

1846

Maker
Honoré Daumier
Medium

Lithograph on heavy wove stock

Dimensions

image: 23 × 19.3 cm (9 1/16 × 7 5/8 in.)
sheet: 33.9 × 25.1 cm (13 3/8 × 9 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of James H. Lockhart, Jr., Class of 1935

Object Number
x1975-150
Inscription

Artist number and initials in stone, lower right: 944 hD
Titled in letterpress, top center: LES GENS DE JUSTICE
Inscribed in letterpress, lower left: Chez Aubert & Cie Pl. de la Bourse, 29
Inscribed in letterpress, lower right: Imp. d'Aubert & Cie

Reference Numbers
Delteil 1358
Culture
French
Type
prints, lithographs
Materials
lithographic ink
Techniques
lithography
Subject
children (people by age group), courtrooms, men, women

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