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Cham (Amédée de Noe) and Bertauts

Here my dear is the site of the husband’s column…

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Here my dear is the site of the husband’s column…

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Physical Qualities Crayon lithograph, Sheet: 251 × 337 mm. (9 7/8 × 13 1/4 in.) Image: 187 × 245 mm. (7 3/8 × 9 5/8 in.)
Portfolio/Series Plate 14 from the series "Souvenirs charivariques de Spa"
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 1996.48.584
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 stone: lower center "CHAM"; lower right "CHA[M]" Inscribed: upper center "SOUVENIRS CHARIVARIQUES DE SPA."; upper right "14"; lower center "'Tiens ma chère voici le site de la Colonne du mari, vois comme il est boisé. / 'Le Mari? / 'Mais non! le site."; lower right "Imp. Bertauts r. Cadet. 11"

Markings: None

Artist

Cham (Amédée de Noe)

French, 1819 - 1879

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Printer

Bertauts

operated c. 1830 - c. 1860

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PRINTS, DRAWINGS & PHOTOGRAPHS
Le Quaker (No. 2 of "Moeurs Britanniques")
Cham (Amédée de Noe)
Le Quaker (No. 2 of "Moeurs Britanniques")
n.d.
OH HERE YOU ARE, MY POOR DEAR! DARN IT, HOW HANDSOME YOU ARE! COME AND GIVE YOUR FATHER A KISS!
Honoré Daumier, Bauger, and others
Oh here you are, my poor dear! Darn it, how handsome you are! Come and give your father a kiss!
1840
LE REVEIL DU PRINTEMPS DE 1861 (NO. 266 "ACTUALITÉS")
Cham (Amédée de Noe)
Le Reveil du Printemps de 1861 (No. 266 "Actualités")
n.d.
TO IMAGINE THAT NEXT YEAR I WILL BE EXHIBITED AND THAT EVERYBODY IN PARIS WILL SEE ME... ITS IS KIND OF FLATTERING, ISN'T IT DEAR? - I'M JUST UNHAPPY THAT YOU WON'T BE WEARING YOUR NECK-TIE... IT LOOKS A BIT SLOPPY... IF THERE IS STILL SOME TIME, WHY DON'T YOU ASK THE SCULPTOR TO ADD ON YOUR STAND-UP COLLAR.
Honoré Daumier
To imagine that next year I will be exhibited and that everybody in Paris will see me... its is kind of flattering, isn't it Dear? - I'm just unhappy that you won't be wearing your neck-tie... it looks a bit sloppy... if there is still some time, why don't you ask the sculptor to add on your stand-up collar.
1859
SOLDAT FRANCAIS FUMAN LE SCHIBOUQUE, NO. 11 OF "MOEURS ALGERIENNES"
Cham (Amédée de Noe)
Soldat Francais Fuman le Schibouque, No. 11 of "Moeurs Algeriennes"
n.d.
ROBERT MACAIRE, SOLLICITOR. - WE'VE WON, MY DEAR FELLOW, WON ON EVERY COUNT! - AND ABOUT TIME TOO. A CASE WHICH HAS LASTED TEN YEARS AND HAS RUINED ME! - BETTER LATE THAN NEVER! - HOW MUCH DID I GET BACK IN THE END? - HERE YOU ARE: THE COURT AWARDED YOU 12'000 FR, WE TOTALLED 13'500 FR IN EXPENSES, YOU ONLY OWE ME 1'500 FR. - BUT THAT MEANS I LOSE 1'500 FR . - YES, BUT YOU'VE WON YOUR CASE.
Honoré Daumier
Robert Macaire, sollicitor. - We've won, my dear fellow, won on every count! - And about time too. A case which has lasted ten years and has ruined me! - Better late than never! - How much did I get back in the end? - Here you are: The court awarded you 12'000 Fr, we totalled 13'500 Fr in expenses, you only owe me 1'500 Fr. - But that means I lose 1'500 Fr . - Yes, but you've won your case.
1836
Baraguoin Britannique (No 11 "Moeurs Brittanniques")
Cham (Amédée de Noe)
Baraguoin Britannique (No 11 "Moeurs Brittanniques")
n.d.
A VISIT TO THE LIBRARY. - LISTEN WOMAN... THEY HAVE TOLD US NOT TO DISTURB THE PEOPLE SITTING HERE, BECAUSE THEY ARE WORKING. - WHAT DO YOU MEAN WORKING... THEY ARE JUST FEIGNING TO BE WORKING... IN REALITY THEY AREN'T MOVING AT ALL! --- VISITORS FROM THE PROVINCE WHO INSIST ON OVERLOOKING PARIS FROM THE TOP OF THE JULY COLUMN, CONVINCED THAT THE REVOLUTION OF 1830 WAS ONLY MADE IN ORDER TO HAVE A PRETEXT TO BUILD AN OBSERVATORY ON THE PLACE
Honoré Daumier
A visit to the Library. - Listen woman... they have told us not to disturb the people sitting here, because they are working. - What do you mean working... they are just feigning to be working... in reality they aren't moving at all! --- Visitors from the province who insist on overlooking Paris from the top of the July Column, convinced that the revolution of 1830 was only made in order to have a pretext to build an observatory on the Place de la Bastille.
1853
Philanthropie Bien Entendue (No. 7 "Moeurs Britanniques")
Cham (Amédée de Noe)
Philanthropie Bien Entendue (No. 7 "Moeurs Britanniques")
n.d.
THE LADIES' BATH. YES, MY DEAR, IT IS JUST THE WAY I HAVE THE HONOUR OF TELLING YOU. I WAS PREGNANT WITH HIM FOR ELEVEN MONTHS AND PEOPLE THOUGHT I WAS DROPSICAL. WOULD YOU BELIEVE THAT THIS IS ALREADY SIX YEARS AGO? HE TAKES AFTER HIS FATHER, DRUM-MAJOR OF THE 6TH LEGION. SINGS THE MARSEILLAISE (NATIONAL ANTHEM) BY HEART AND HAS A DRINK IN THE MORNING LIKE A REAL FIRE-FIGHTER. OH, MY LITTLE DARLING, COME HERE AND GIVE YOUR MOTHER A KISS!
Honoré Daumier
The Ladies' Bath. Yes, my dear, it is just the way I have the honour of telling you. I was pregnant with him for eleven months and people thought I was dropsical. Would you believe that this is already six years ago? He takes after his father, drum-major of the 6th legion. Sings the Marseillaise (national anthem) by heart and has a drink in the morning like a real fire-fighter. Oh, my little darling, come here and give your mother a kiss!
1841