Robert-Macaire, lawyer

Honoré Daumier1837

This print was published in <em>Le Charivari </em>(April 23, 1837) as plate 44 from the series <em>Caricaturana.</em>

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Title: Robert-Macaire, lawyer
Creator: Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879), Aubert
Date Created: 1837
Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 25.8 x 33.1 cm (10 3/16 x 13 1/16 in.); Image: 19.8 x 25.1 cm (7 13/16 x 9 7/8 in.)
Provenance: Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Spector, 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/1946.212
Medium: lithograph, hand colored
State of work: only state
Series: Caricaturana
Inscriptions: Upper margin, pencil: II SAJ ; lower margin, printed: Ch. Ph. invt. H. D. lith / Chez Aubert, gal. vèro dodat. / Imp. d'Aubert et de Junca ; pencil: Del.II.399, only state ; Verso, pencil: # 15 / 8011/15, Above image, printed: Caricaturana, 44 ; Below image, printed: Robert-Macaire avocat. / Messieurs: L'acte dont on parle est évidemment nul, entaché de fraude et sans caractètre de légalité.... / ....... (Le Président interrompant Mtre. Macaire). Mais vous vous trompez, vous plaidez contre votre propre partie..... (Robert, à part) / Diable! Diable! C'est vrai, je m'enfonce..... (Haut.) Voilà, ce qu'on va sans doutre vous dire..... Mais cet acte / est bien certainement loyal, légal et parfaitement valable. etc. etc. etc. / (Il plaide cinq heures sans cracher et perd son proces.)
Department: Prints
Culture: France, 19th century; France, 19th century
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Spector
Collection: PR - Lithograph
Accession Number: 1946.212

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