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Do not forsake this poor widow
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Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet and François le Villain

Do not forsake this poor widow

1822

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Do not forsake this poor widow

Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet and François le Villain

Do not forsake this poor widow

Do not forsake this poor widow

1822

Physical Qualities Crayon lithograph, Sheet: 245 x 322 mm. (9 5/8 x 12 11/16 in.) Image: 166 x 230 mm. (6 9/16 x 9 1/16 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 1996.48.7457
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
Jay Fisher, BMA, "Two Centuries of Lithography: 1800-1986," 8 September - 8 November 1987.

Inscribed: Signed and dated in stone: lower right "Charlet 1822" Inscribed: lower center "N'abandonnez pas cette pauvre veuve."; lower right "Lith. de Villain"

Markings: None

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YES SIR, IN EXCHANGE FOR A SMALL PREMIUM WITH OUR INSURANCE, YOU CAN BE ASSURED FOR DEATH....FOR DEATH IN A PROPER GENTLEMANLY MANNER. WHEN YOU GO OFF IN A FINE HEARSE, VERY COMFORTABLE, TO BE MOURNED BY THE POOR PEOPLE OF THE DISTRICT, AND LEAVING AN INCONSOLABLE WIDOW IN GOLDEN LETTERS ON YOUR GRAVE.... - AND IF YOU DON'T KEEP YOUR PROMISES? - THEN YOU CAN STILL GIVE US A RECEIPT AND SUE US BEFORE A TRIBUNAL.
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