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Honoré Daumier, Destouches, and others

They refused this…the ignorants!!…

1858

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They refused this…the ignorants!!…

1858

Physical Qualities Crayon lithograph, Sheet: 248 × 285 mm. (9 3/4 × 11 1/4 in.) Image: 219 × 273 mm. (8 5/8 × 10 3/4 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 1996.48.3852
Published in the journal "Le Charivari" on April 6, 1859.
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
N.-A. Hazard and Loys Delteil, Catalogue raisonné de l’oeuvre lithographié de Honoré Daumier (Orrouy, Oise: Chez N. A. Hazard, 1904), p. 380, #1731.

Loys Delteil, Le peintre-graveur illustré (Paris: Chez l’auteur, 1925-1926), vol. 27, n. p., #3135.

The Daumier Register, http://www.daumier-register.org/, #3135.

Inscribed: Signed in stone: lower left "h.D." Inscribed in stone: upper center "L'EXPOSITION DE 1859."; "1."; lower left "maison Martinet, 172, r. Rivoli et 42, r. Vivienne"; lower center "-Ils m'ont refusé ça......les ignares!!....."; lower right, in image "28"; lower right "Lith Destouches, 28, r Paradis Pre. Paris."

Markings: Collector's stamp: verso "M.I. / LUCAS / COLLECTION" (Lugt 1695c)

Artist

Honoré Daumier

1807–1878

French, 1808-1879
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Printer

Destouches

2000–2000

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Publisher

Maison Martinet

2000–2000

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