Viens donc jouer dans la prairie ..., number 9 from the series Idylles Parlementaires from Le Charivari
Viens donc jouer dans la prairie ..., number 9 from the series Idylles Parlementaires from Le Charivari

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Viens donc jouer dans la prairie ..., number 9 from the series Idylles Parlementaires from Le Charivari,

published in Le Charivari, October 30, 1850

Honoré Daumier, 1808–1879; born Valmondois, France; died Marseille, France
Printed and published by Aubert, French, active 1829–1847
x1935-1629 i

Information

Title
Viens donc jouer dans la prairie ..., number 9 from the series Idylles Parlementaires from Le Charivari
Dates

published in Le Charivari, October 30, 1850

Maker
Honoré Daumier
Printed and published by Aubert
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
image: 21 x 28.8 cm. (8 1/4 x 11 5/16 in.) sheet: 26.2 x 36.5 cm (10 5/16 x 14 3/8 in.)
Object Number
x1935-1629 i
Place Made

Europe, France, Paris

Inscription
Lettered and numbered above stone, upper center and right: IDYLLES PARLEMENTAIRES. / 9. Signed in stone, lower left corner: h.D. Numbered in stone, lower right corner: 206 Publisher and printer below stone, lower left and right: Chez Aubert & Cie. Pl. de la Bourse 29, Paris. / Imp. de Ve. Aubert & Cie. 5 r. de l'Abbaye à Paris. Captioned in lower margin: Viens donc jouer dans la prairie, / Lui dit un espiègle moutard; / Barrot de la plaisanterie / Ne se doute encore que trop tard! / C'est bien en vain qu'il s'évertue, / Car lorsqu'on s'est laissé tromper / Là, comme ailleurs, place perdue, / Est difficile à rattraper! / Stances morales, par le général d'Hautpoul. / (cultivant les muses en secret.)
Reference Numbers
Delteil 2058; Hazard and Delteil 1959
Culture
French, European
Type
lithographs, prints
Materials
lithographic ink
Techniques
lithography
Subject
landscapes (representations), figures (representations), trees, satires, men, nudes

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