Mardi Gras

Honoré Daumier1844

This print was published in <em>Le Charivari </em>(August 9, 1844) as plate 18 from the series <em>The Best Days in Life.</em>

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Title: Mardi Gras
Creator: Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879), Aubert
Date Created: 1844
Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 31.3 x 23.2 cm (12 5/16 x 9 1/8 in.)
Provenance: Leona E. Prasse, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Type: Print
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1966.401
Medium: lithograph
State of work: II/II
Series: The Best Days in Life
Inscriptions: Above image, printed: LES BEAUX JOURS DE LA VIE / No. 18 ; Below image, printed: LE MARDI GRAS / -Dis-donc.... Balandier.... j'crois qu'y pleut?... / -Tu te trompes... Moussard... y m' semble au contraire que je viens d'attraper un coup de soleil!...., Upper margin, in pencil: 2000 LeG v. 3-4 / also with text 742 18/100 ; lower margin, printed: Chez Aubert & Cie. Pl. de la Bourse, 29 / Imp. d'Aubert & Cie. ; in pencil: H.D. 742 / (Le G-26-180) 9 Aug. 1844 / D.IV. 1105 - II/II
Department: Prints
Culture: France, 19th century; France, 19th century
Credit Line: Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection
Collection: PR - Lithograph
Accession Number: 1966.401

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