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Eight Heads of Old Men
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Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet, Lesauvage, and others

Eight Heads of Old Men

1841

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Eight Heads of Old Men

Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet, Lesauvage, and others

Eight Heads of Old Men

Eight Heads of Old Men

1841

Physical Qualities Softground etching, Sheet: 245 x 190 mm. (9 5/8 x 7 1/2 in.) Image: 203 x 140 mm. (8 x 5 1/2 in.)
Portfolio/Series Plate 18 from the series "Recueil de vingt quatre pièces gravées à l'eau forte par Charlet"
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 1996.48.7322
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: Signed in plate: lower left "Charlet" Inscribed in plate: upper right "18"; lower left "Impr. de Lesauvage"; bottom right "Pub. par Blaisot"

Markings: None

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PRINTS, DRAWINGS & PHOTOGRAPHS
AN OLD MAN
A. Ledoux and Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet
An Old Man
n.d.
THE OTHER DAY, I PULLED OFF ANOTHER SMART TRICK... I HAD SET UP A FIRM WITH A CAPITAL OF TEN MILLION FRANCS TO EXPLOIT TOP BOOTS IN CARDBOARD ... I HAD PLACED ONLY EIGHT SHARES WORTH A PETTY 1200 FRANCS... I CALLED TOGETHER MY EIGHT SHAREHOLDERS AND HELD FORTH IN SOMETHING LIKE THE FOLLOWING MANNER: "AH! GOOD-DAY YE STROLLING GENTLEMEN, HOW HANDSOME YOU ARE, HOW FINE YOU SEEM!" I PROMISED THEM MORE CHEESE THAN BREAD, I GAVE THEM A 50% DIVIDEND, I
Honoré Daumier
The other day, I pulled off another smart trick... I had set up a firm with a capital of ten million francs to exploit top boots in cardboard ... I had placed only eight shares worth a petty 1200 francs... I called together my eight shareholders and held forth in something like the following manner: "Ah! Good-day ye strolling gentlemen, how handsome you are, how fine you seem!" I promised them more cheese than bread, I gave them a 50% dividend, I warmed them up a bit and let them simmer... The following day they couldn't get hold of my shares fast enough, I placed all of them and at the next meeting I said: "The last time I did the books I made a mistake. I forgot to take into account the price of the cardboard and its fabrication. You must return the dividend I gave you, I'm going to hold it back... I put down nothing and kept back the r
1838
CHARLET
Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet, Lesauvage, and others
Charlet
n.d.
THREE OLD WOMEN DRINKING
Jonas Suyderhoef and Adriaen van Ostade
Three Old Women Drinking
n.d.
BOY IN FRONT OF A GROCERY STORE
Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet
Boy in front of a grocery store
1840-1842
HEADS OF TWO MEN
Heinrich Füger
Heads of Two Men
n.d.
THE DUTIFUL
Guilbaut, Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet, and others
The Dutiful
1841
A GROUP OF OLD MEN
Marco San Martino
A Group of Old Men
n.d.
THE BOULES PLAYER
A. Louis, Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet, and others
The Boules Player
1841
SOLDIERS ATTACKING MEN IN A TENT
Georg Andreas Wolfgang I
Soldiers Attacking Men in a Tent
n.d.
THE SCHOOLBOY
Guilbaut, Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet, and others
The Schoolboy
n.d.
TWO NUDE WOMEN, ONE HOLDING A SKULL AND AN HOURGLASS
Ludwig Krug
Two Nude Women, One Holding a Skull and an Hourglass
n.d.