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“Fools ne’er had less grace in a year”
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Thomas Landseer and Moon, Boys & Graves

“Fools ne’er had less grace in a year”

1827-1828

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“Fools ne’er had less grace in a year”

Thomas Landseer and Moon, Boys & Graves

“Fools ne’er had less grace in a year”

“Fools ne’er had less grace in a year”

1827-1828

Physical Qualities Etching, 375 × 263 mm. (14 3/4 × 10 3/8 in.)
Portfolio/Series From the series "Monkey-ana, or Men in Miniature"
Credit Line The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number 1996.48.10406
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; The Maryland Institute College of Art, through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris

Inscribed: below image, lower center, in plate "Fools ne'er had less grace in a year / [...]"

Markings: none

Artist

Thomas Landseer

English, 1795-1880

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Publisher

Moon, Boys & Graves

operated 1827 - 1836

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BY SAME ARTIST
PRINTS, DRAWINGS & PHOTOGRAPHS
LION AND TIGER
Thomas Landseer, George Stubbs, and others
Lion and Tiger
1823
HOW MANY WOMEN ARTISTS HAD ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS AT NYC ART MUSEUMS LAST YEAR?
Guerrilla Girls
How many women artists had one-person exhibitions at NYC art museums last year?
1985
ILLUSTRATION FOR THE "DEVIL'S WALK"
Thomas Landseer
Illustration for the "Devil's Walk"
1831
TWO CAPACITIES OF THE OLD REGIME. - HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT, MONSIEUR DE BLOIS FLOTTÉ.... NOWADAYS ANYBODY CAN BECOME A DEPUTY, EVEN WITH A FORTUNE OF LESS THAN 50 ECUS! ...AFTER ALL I HAD AN INCOME OF 40,000 FRANCS.... SO IT WAS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT I UNDERSTOOD ALL THE PROBLEMS.... MY MEANS SIMPLY MADE IT POSSIBLE.
Honoré Daumier
Two capacities of the old regime. - How do you like that, Monsieur de Blois flotté.... nowadays anybody can become a deputy, even with a fortune of less than 50 Ecus! ...after all I had an income of 40,000 Francs.... so it was quite obvious that I understood all the problems.... my means simply made it possible.
1848
WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
Thomas Landseer and Benjamin Robert Haydon
William Wordsworth
1831
SIR... HERE IS WHAT WE WILL BE GIVING THIS YEAR AS A BONUS TO THE SUBSCRIBERS OF THE MUSICAL UNIVERSE... 125 ALBUMS THAT YOU CAN HAVE BOUND, SOME MORE MAGNIFICENTLY THAN OTHERS. ELEVEN PORTRAITS OF MR. MUSARD, AT DIFFERFENT AGES, BUT ALWAYS WITH THE SAME BLACK SUIT. THREE TRUMPETS, MORE OR LESS IN KEY. FORTY ADMISSION TICKETS, EVEN EXIT TICKETS, FOR EACH OF OUR CONCERTS...EIGHTY SEVEN MUSICAL SCORES...AND A REED PIPE.
Honoré Daumier
Sir... here is what we will be giving this year as a bonus to the subscribers of the Musical Universe... 125 albums that you can have bound, some more magnificently than others. Eleven portraits of Mr. Musard, at differfent ages, but always with the same black suit. Three trumpets, more or less in key. Forty admission tickets, even exit tickets, for each of our concerts...Eighty seven musical scores...and a reed pipe.
1845
ESKIMO DOGS
Thomas Landseer and Robert Jennings
Eskimo Dogs
1835
GREAT EXHIBITION... OF INDUSTRY AND CONTEMPORARY JOKES. ENTER AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF! EVERYTHING IS ARRANGED AND READY: THE PANCAKE OF THE COURTS GOOD FOR DIGESTION (TO THE SIDE: AND DIFFICULT TO DIGEST). THE MASTER-THIEF WHO CATCHES ALL!! (SAVE FOR HIS SHADOW). LIQUID BITUMEN! (EXACTLY). MEN'S SHIRTS FOR THE USE OF LITTLE CHILDREN. THE MARVELLOUS INDESTRUCTIBLE HATS (THAT MELT IN THE SUN AND DISSOLVE IN THE RAIN). DROMEDAR CREAM IN GREAT DEMAND
Honoré Daumier
Great Exhibition... of Industry and Contemporary Jokes. Enter and judge for yourself! Everything is arranged and ready: The pancake of the courts good for digestion (To the side: and difficult to digest). The Master-thief who catches all!! (save for his shadow). Liquid bitumen! (exactly). Men's shirts for the use of little children. The marvellous indestructible hats (that melt in the sun and dissolve in the rain). Dromedar cream in great demand (by fools). English beer with lots of froth (like in the newspapers). Simpleton's sublime, the classic coal of Saint Pétrain that one can put to the test (at any time).
1839
THE MUSK BULL
Thomas Landseer and Moon, Boys & Graves
The Musk Bull
1829
ELEVEN DEGREES CENTIGRADE! LOOK AT HOW IT MAKES YOU LOOK! AND THIS IS CALLED THE YEAR OF GRACE!
Honoré Daumier
Eleven degrees centigrade! Look at how it makes you look! And this is called the year of grace!
1841
FOX HOUNDS OF THE HATFIELD HUNT
Thomas Landseer and Edwin Henry Landseer
Fox Hounds of the Hatfield Hunt
c. 1853
FEARLESS ONES
SHAN Wallace
Fearless Ones
2020, printed 2021