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WInners and Losers Are All Food for the Devil
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Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet and François le Villain

WInners and Losers Are All Food for the Devil

1822

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WInners and Losers Are All Food for the Devil

Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet and François le Villain

WInners and Losers Are All Food for the Devil

WInners and Losers Are All Food for the Devil

1822

Physical Qualities Crayon lithograph, Sheet: 324 x 232 mm. (12 3/4 x 9 1/8 in.) Image: 195 x 164 mm. (7 11/16 x 6 7/16 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 1996.48.7449
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
The Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Sept. - Dec. 1978.

Inscribed: Signed in stone: lower left "Charlet"; lower center "Vainqueurs et vaincus / tout est fricot pour le diable"; lower right "Lith. de Villain"

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

Artist

Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet

French, 1792-1845

French, 1792-1845
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Printer

François le Villain

French, active 1820s

French, active 1820s
Meet François le Villain
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CHARLET
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MONSIEUR ADOLPH CHAMOUILLARD, YOU ARE ALWAYS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE FOOD. I DECLARE YOU ARE A VOLUPTUARY! YOU MUST KNOW THAT THE SPARTANS ATE NOTHING BUT BLACK BROTH ALL YEAR LONG!! - AT LEAST THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO EAT RED BEANS ALL THE TIME!
Honoré Daumier
Monsieur Adolph Chamouillard, you are always complaining about the food. I declare you are a voluptuary! You must know that the Spartans ate nothing but black broth all year long!! - At least they didn't have to eat red beans all the time!
1846
BOY IN FRONT OF A GROCERY STORE
Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet
Boy in front of a grocery store
1840-1842
JUST KEEP ON SCREAMING YOU MASTIFF, GO ON BAWLING UNTIL YOU ARE HOARSE AND LET IT BE OVER WITH.... WASN'T ABLE TO CLOSE AN EYE ALL NIGHT BECAUSE OF THIS BRAT. MAY THE DEVIL TAKE THESE CHILDREN... THAT'S IT FOR ME!
Honoré Daumier
Just keep on screaming you mastiff, go on bawling until you are hoarse and let it be over with.... wasn't able to close an eye all night because of this brat. May the devil take these children... that's it for me!
1838
THE DUTIFUL
Guilbaut, Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet, and others
The Dutiful
1841
A LANDLORD. - OH! MR. DE MACAIRE, YOU WOULDN'T TURN US OUT INTO THE STREET JUST FOR BEING A MISERABLE QUARTER LATE WITH OUR RENT... - WHERE ELSE SHOULD I PUT YOU, BY DEVIL? - BUT WE'VE SPENT 30'000FR. IN YOUR SHOP!... - THAT'S ANOTHER REASON, IT ALL COMES BACK TO ME... - AND MY FOUR POOR SMALL CHILDREN?... - WHAT THE HEAVENS IS THAT TO DO WITH ME. I DIDN'T ASK YOU TO HAVE THEM!...
Honoré Daumier
A Landlord. - Oh! Mr. de Macaire, you wouldn't turn us out into the street just for being a miserable quarter late with our rent... - Where else should I put you, by devil? - But we've spent 30'000Fr. in your shop!... - That's another reason, it all comes back to me... - And my four poor small children?... - What the heavens is that to do with me. I didn't ask you to have them!...
1837
THE BOULES PLAYER
A. Louis, Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet, and others
The Boules Player
1841
ROBERT MACAIRE BUSINESS AGENT. - BY THE DEVIL! IT'S REALLY ADMIRABLE OF YOU TO BREAK YOUR BACK TO PAY OFF YOUR DEBTS, MY GOOD CHAP, WIPE THEM OUT AT ONCE! - BUT HOW? - GOOD HEAVENS! BRING ME YOUR BOOKS, I'LL PUT THEM IN ORDER, IT'S MY SPECIALTY, WE'LL SETTLE FOR A FEW LIABILITIES, A LARGE NUMBER OF ASSETS, WE'LL ASSEMBLE YOUR CREDITORS, WE'LL OFFER FIVE PERCENT TO BE PAID OVER TEN YEARS, YOU WON'T GIVE THEM ANYTHING DURING THE TEN YEARS, IN TEN Y
Honoré Daumier
Robert Macaire business agent. - By the devil! It's really admirable of you to break your back to pay off your debts, my good chap, wipe them out at once! - But how? - Good heavens! Bring me your books, I'll put them in order, it's my specialty, we'll settle for a few liabilities, a large number of assets, we'll assemble your creditors, we'll offer five percent to be paid over ten years, you won't give them anything during the ten years, in ten years' time you'll start again, your creditors will be dead, the debts forgotten and nobody will say a word about it.
1837
THE SCHOOLBOY
Guilbaut, Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet, and others
The Schoolboy
n.d.
LION'S SHARE. CALM YOURSELVES, GENTLEMEN. WE'VE A HUNDRED LOUIS, EIGHTY OF THEM BELONG TO ME, EIGHTEEN TO MR. LE COMTE DE ST. BERTRAND, THAT LEAVES TWO FOR THE FIFTEEN OF YOU... IT'S STRANGE, THESE ETERNAL COMPLAINTS!! REALLY, IT'S JUST NOT POSSIBLE TO MAKE SUCH A MISTAKE!... WHAT THE DEVIL, GENTLEMEN, WE'RE ALL HONEST MEN, SORT THINGS OUT BETWEEN YOURSELVES, SHARE THE TWO LOUIS BETWEEN YOU, LET’S NOT MAKE A SCANDAL!
Honoré Daumier
Lion's share. Calm yourselves, gentlemen. We've a hundred louis, eighty of them belong to me, eighteen to Mr. Le Comte de St. Bertrand, that leaves two for the fifteen of you... It's strange, these eternal complaints!! Really, it's just not possible to make such a mistake!... What the devil, gentlemen, we're all honest men, sort things out between yourselves, share the two louis between you, let’s not make a scandal!
1837