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Charles-François Daubigny

The Wishes

1843

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The Wishes

Charles-François Daubigny

The Wishes

Charles-François Daubigny

The Wishes

1843

Physical Qualities Etching, Sheet: 280 x 178 mm. (11 x 7 in.)
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 1996.48.3922
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: recto, center "C. Daubigny"; verso, lower right "C. Daubigny" Inscribed in plate: recto, center "LES SOUHAITS. / Que ne suis-je la fougère / [...]"; verso, center "LES HIRONDELLES / Que j'aime à voir les hirondelles / [...]"

Markings: None

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THE WISHES
Charles-François Daubigny
The Wishes
1843
COWS AT THE WATERING PLACE
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Cows at the Watering Place
n.d.
THE PASSPORT. THE FOREIGNER WHO VISITS CHINA IS SUBJECT TO AN INDISPENSABLE FORMALITY. HE RECEIVES A SCRAP OF PAPER ON WHICH HE WRITES THE AGE HE WISHES TO REVEAL, THE PROFESSION THAT HE IS SAID TO PERFORM AND THE PLACE THAT HE WISHES TO GIVE AS HIS BIRTHPLACE. ALL THIS IS FOLLOWED BY A DESCRIPTION WHICH IS SO INDISTINCT THAT IT APPLIES TO EVERYBODY. AFTER WHICH, BY MEANS OF TWO FRANCS, THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT IS DEEMED TO GUARANTEE HIM AID AND AS
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The Passport. The foreigner who visits China is subject to an indispensable formality. He receives a scrap of paper on which he writes the age he wishes to reveal, the profession that he is said to perform and the place that he wishes to give as his birthplace. All this is followed by a description which is so indistinct that it applies to everybody. After which, by means of two Francs, the Chinese Government is deemed to guarantee him aid and assistance for one year
1844
COWS IN THE WOODS
Charles-François Daubigny
Cows in the Woods
n.d.
THE CLUMP OF ALDERS
Charles-François Daubigny
The Clump of Alders
n.d.
INTERIOR OF AN INN (THE CORRIDOR OF AN INN)
Charles-François Daubigny, Auguste Delâtre, and others
Interior of an Inn (The Corridor of an Inn)
1861
THE SMALL SHEEPFOLD
Charles-François Daubigny and Chalcographie Imperiale du Louvre
The Small Sheepfold
n.d.
THE BATHERS, SOUVENIR OF THE STREAM AT VALMONDOIS
Charles-François Daubigny and Chalcographie Imperiale du Louvre
The Bathers, Souvenir of the Stream at Valmondois
1846
THE MARKET ON THE SQUARE DU TEMPLE, PARIS
Charles-François Daubigny
The Market on the Square du Temple, Paris
1843
THE SONG OF LISTTE (SECOND PLATE - THE VILLAGE DANCE)
Charles-François Daubigny
The Song of Listte (second plate - The Village Dance)
1843