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When you Left your Repast to Remove the Dead, to Conceal them in your House, and Bury them at Night, I Offered your Prayer to the Lord - Image 1
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Louis Audran, Sébastien Bourdon, and others

When you Left your Repast to Remove the Dead, to Conceal them in your House, and Bury them at Night, I Offered your Prayer to the Lord

published c. 1784-1814

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When you Left your Repast to Remove the Dead, to Conceal them in your House, and Bury them at Night, I Offered your Prayer to the Lord

Louis Audran, Sébastien Bourdon, and others

When you Left your Repast to Remove the Dead, to Conceal them in your House, and Bury them at Night, I Offered your Prayer to the Lord

When you Left your Repast to Remove the Dead, to Conceal them in your House, and Bury them at Night, I Offered your Prayer to the Lord

published c. 1784-1814

Physical Qualities Etching and engraving, Sheet: 371 x 468 mm. (14 5/8 x 18 7/16 in.) Plate: 270 x 350 mm. (10 5/8 x 13 3/4 in.)
Portfolio/Series Seven Works of Mercy
Credit Line Garrett Collection
Object Number 1984.81.3341
T. Harrison Garrett, Baltimore, purchased 1885 (Lugt supp. 2435b); James L. Claghorn, Philadelphia (Lugt supp. 555c).
Préaud, Maxime et al., Dictionnaire des éditeurs d'estampes à Paris sous l'Ancien Régime, Paris: Promodis, 1987 (publisher dates).

Signed: 1

Inscribed: RECTO: LL in pl.: 'S. Bourdon pinx.'; LR in pl.: 'L. Audran sculp.'; LwrC in pl.: '7 / Lorsque quittant vôtre repas, vous enleviez les morts, pour les cacher en vôtre maison / et les enterrer la nuit, j'ay offert vôtre priere au Seigneur. L'Ange Raphael à Tobie. Tobie 12·12.'; BC in pl.: 'A Paris chez Jean, Rue S.t Jean de Beauvais, N.o 10.'; LL (graphite): 'LB 11/7'; BRC (graphite, in diamond): '11398/9'. VERSO: LL: Claghorn stamp in red ink.

Markings: none - none

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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!...
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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
WHEN YOU SEE A NAKED MAN, CLOTHE HIM, AND DO NOT SCORN YOUR OWN FLESH
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When you See a Naked Man, Clothe Him, and do not Scorn your own Flesh
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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
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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.
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