An Adulterous Affair. I know about that—I will plead your case with the greatest pleasure. You will see how I will deal with your husband. I will prove that he is guilty on all points, and we will have a good laugh.

Honoré Daumier1864

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Title: An Adulterous Affair. I know about that—I will plead your case with the greatest pleasure. You will see how I will deal with your husband. I will prove that he is guilty on all points, and we will have a good laugh.
Creator: Honoré Daumier
Date Created: 1864
Signatures / Inscriptions: Signed on stone, lower right: “h.D.”
Set or Series Title: Types et Physionomies
Object Type: Prints, works of art
Object Link: See this artwork on the Davison Art Center website
Object Credit Line: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University. Friends of the Davison Art Center funds, 1990
Materials & Techniques: Lithograph on newsprint paper
Keywords: husbands, satire, social satire, wives
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Edition: Published in Journal Amusant
Dimensions: Image dimensions: 215 mm x 219 mm (8.46 in. x 8.62 in.).
Bibliography: Loys Delteil 3333
Associated People: Created by Honoré Daumier (French, 1808-1879)
Accession Number: 1990.6.2

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