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“In such a cause the plaintiff will be hissed”
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Thomas Landseer and Moon, Boys & Graves

“In such a cause the plaintiff will be hissed”

1827-1828

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“In such a cause the plaintiff will be hissed”

Thomas Landseer and Moon, Boys & Graves

“In such a cause the plaintiff will be hissed”

“In such a cause the plaintiff will be hissed”

1827-1828

Physical Qualities Etching, Sheet: 375 × 267 mm. (14 3/4 × 10 1/2 in.) Plate: 203 × 166 mm. (8 × 6 9/16 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 1996.48.10416
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: above image, center, in plate "A sudden thought strikes me"; in image, lower right, in plate "Ths. Landseer"; below image, lower center, in plate "In such a cause [...]"; below image, lower left, in plate "Proof"

Markings: none

Artist

Thomas Landseer

English, 1795-1880

English, 1795-1880
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Publisher

Moon, Boys & Graves

operated 1827 - 1836

operated 1827 - 1836
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PRINTS, DRAWINGS & PHOTOGRAPHS
LION AND TIGER
Thomas Landseer, George Stubbs, and others
Lion and Tiger
1823
IF YOU'RE RAPED, YOU MIGHT AS WELL "RELAX AND ENJOY IT," BECAUSE NO ONE WILL BELIEVE YOU...!
Guerrilla Girls
If you're raped, you might as well "relax and enjoy it," because no one will believe you...!
1992
ILLUSTRATION FOR THE "DEVIL'S WALK"
Thomas Landseer
Illustration for the "Devil's Walk"
1831
A CLASSICAL POET COMPOSING AN ECLOGUE ABOUT THE QUIET PASTORAL LIFE... "AND THESE WRETCHED JOURNALISTS WILL SAY THAT MY STYLE IS VAGUE. HOW ON EARTH CAN YOU BE CLEAR WITH SUCH COLLABORATORS?!"
Honoré Daumier
A classical poet composing an eclogue about the quiet pastoral life... "and these wretched journalists will say that my style is vague. How on earth can you be clear with such collaborators?!"
1840
WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
Thomas Landseer and Benjamin Robert Haydon
William Wordsworth
1831
DO I REALLY NEED TO BE ELOQUENT IN FRONT OF SUCH A HIGHLY PLACED JUDGE, WHO IS FULLY AWARE OF FORM AND DEPTH, AND WHO, BASED UPON HIS POSITION, WILL ALWAYS BE AT THE FRONTLINE OF HUMANITY.
Honoré Daumier
Do I really need to be eloquent in front of such a highly placed judge, who is fully aware of form and depth, and who, based upon his position, will always be at the frontline of humanity.
1843
ESKIMO DOGS
Thomas Landseer and Robert Jennings
Eskimo Dogs
1835
IT'S JUST BECAUSE HE'S YOUR FRIEND, AND BECAUSE HE HAS BEEN INTRODUCED TO ME BY YOU THAT I WILL LET HIM SUBSCRIBE TO THE LAST 20 SHARES OF MY COLOSSAL NEWSPAPER THE EUROPEAN.... IT WILL BE A GOLD MINE, AND ONE DAY, HE WILL THANK YOU PROPERLY FOR IT.
Honoré Daumier
It's just because he's your friend, and because he has been introduced to me by you that I will let him subscribe to the last 20 shares of my colossal newspaper the European.... it will be a gold mine, and one day, he will thank you properly for it.
1845
THE MUSK BULL
Thomas Landseer and Moon, Boys & Graves
The Musk Bull
1829
YOU SEE, BOURGEOIS, YOU ARE IN THE BEST AGE AND IN SUCH GOOD SHAPE, YOU WILL HAVE NO PROBLEM TO STAY ABOVE THE WATER. THIS IS FLATTERING FOR YOUR INSTRUCTOR. TAKE A FEW LESSONS AND DRINK A GLASS OR TWO IN BETWEEN, YOU’LL SEE, IT WILL WORK WONDERS.
Honoré Daumier
You see, Bourgeois, you are in the best age and in such good shape, you will have no problem to stay above the water. This is flattering for your instructor. Take a few lessons and drink a glass or two in between, you’ll see, it will work wonders.
1839
FOX HOUNDS OF THE HATFIELD HUNT
Thomas Landseer and Edwin Henry Landseer
Fox Hounds of the Hatfield Hunt
c. 1853
THE HUSBAND (READING ALOUD): "WE LAY INDOLENTLY ON THE FRAGRANT MOSS, WHILE THE BEAMS OF THE MOON FLICKERED THROUGH THE BRANCHES OF A WILLOW, GENTLY SWAYING IN THE EVENING BREEZE. OVERCOME WITH LOVE WE CRIED TO TO HEAVEN THE LONGINGS WE FELT IN OUR HEARTS." HIS WIFE (SOTTO VOCE): HOW CAN HE POSSIBLY READ SUCH POETRY AND WEAR A NIGHT BONNET AND A FACE LIKE THIS.
Honoré Daumier
The husband (reading aloud): "We lay indolently on the fragrant moss, while the beams of the moon flickered through the branches of a willow, gently swaying in the evening breeze. Overcome with love we cried to to heaven the longings we felt in our hearts." His wife (sotto voce): how can he possibly read such poetry and wear a night bonnet and a face like this.
1839