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Théodore Géricault

Pity the Sorrows of a Poor Old Man

1820

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Théodore Géricault

Pity the Sorrows of a Poor Old Man

Théodore Géricault

Pity the Sorrows of a Poor Old Man

1820

Physical Qualities Lithograph, Sheet: 378 x 452 mm. (14 7/8 x 17 13/16 in.)
Credit Line Purchase with exchange funds from Gift of Dr. Noah Dorsky, Gift of Barry Leon, Gift of Dr. M.H. Mandlebaum, and Gift of Anthony Phillips
Object Number 1978.121
Phillip Dennis Cate. Circa 1800: The Beginnings of Modern Printmaking, 1775-1835. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University, 1981, page 23, cat. no. 84, fig. 35.

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Théodore Géricault

1790–1823

French, 1791-1824
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AMAZON
René-Paul Huet, Théodore Géricault, and others
Amazon
1827–1879
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.
Honoré Daumier
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.
1837
COMBAT BETWEEN A LION AND A HORSE
Alexandre Marie Colin, Théodore Géricault, and others
Combat Between a Lion and a Horse
1823
The Old Woman Letting the Room to the Student
Alphonse Adolphe Gery-Bichard
The Old Woman Letting the Room to the Student
19th century
CUIRASSIER ON HORSEBACK
Alexandre Marie Colin, Théodore Géricault, and others
Cuirassier à cheval
1823
A MARKET STALL WITH A YOUNG WOMAN GIVING A BASKET OF GRAPES TO AN OLDER WOMAN
Louise Moillon
A market stall with a young woman giving a basket of grapes to an older woman
1624–1634
Louis-Pierre-Marie Courtin and Théodore Géricault
Cheval anglais monté par un jockey
1822
PORTRAIT OF A MAN HOLDING A SWORD
Frédéric Laguillermie and Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
Portrait of a Man Holding a Sword
1860–2000
Louis-Pierre-Marie Courtin and Théodore Géricault
A Horse Clearing a Barrier
1822
MAN SEATED IN CHAIR HOLDING CUP
Unknown Artist and Ary Scheffer
Man Seated in Chair Holding Cup
1829–1839
A DAPPLED DRAFT HORSE BEING SHOD
Théodore Géricault, François le Villain, and others
Cheval que l'on ferre
1822
THE EXECUTION OF THE SOLDIER BRUNO APRESA
José Guadalupe Posada
El Fusilamiento Del Soldado Bruno Apresa En el Llano de la Vaquita, el día 29 de Abril de 1904 á las 6 de la mañana.
1898–1908