Le mendiant à domicile (Beggar at Home)
Le mendiant à domicile (Beggar at Home)

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Le mendiant à domicile (Beggar at Home),

published in Le Charivari, November 27, 1841

Honoré Daumier, 1808–1879; born Valmondois, France; died Marseille, France
Printed by Aubert, French, active 1829–1847
Published by Bauger et Cie, French, active 1830–1842
x1935-1624 a

Information

Title
Le mendiant à domicile (Beggar at Home)
Dates

published in Le Charivari, November 27, 1841

Maker
Honoré Daumier
Printed by Aubert
Published by Bauger et Cie
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
image: 24 x 18 cm. (9 7/16 x 7 1/16 in.) sheet: 27.6 x 25.7 cm (10 7/8 x 10 1/8 in.)
Object Number
x1935-1624 a
Place Made

Europe, France, Paris

Inscription
Lettered and numbered above stone, upper center and right: BOHÉMIENS DE PARIS / 6. Signed with initials in stone, lower left corner: h.D. Numbered in stone, lower right corner: 309 Publisher and printer below stone, lower left and right: Chez. Bauger & Cie. R. du Croissant 16. / Imp. d' Aubert & Cie. Titled in lower margin: LE MENDIANT A DOMICILE. Captioned in lower margin: Sacrebleu! il ne repond ... emprunter dix francs.
Reference Numbers
Delteil 827; Hazard and Delteil 831
Culture
French, European
Type
lithographs, prints
Materials
lithographic ink
Techniques
lithography
Subject
figures (representations), beggars, satire, men, doors, poverty

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