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Xit, Now Sir Narcissus Le Grand, Entertaining His Friends on His Wedding Day

George Cruikshank

Xit, Now Sir Narcissus Le Grand, Entertaining His Friends on His Wedding Day

1840

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Xit, Now Sir Narcissus Le Grand, Entertaining His Friends on His Wedding Day

George Cruikshank

Xit, Now Sir Narcissus Le Grand, Entertaining His Friends on His Wedding Day

George Cruikshank

Xit, Now Sir Narcissus Le Grand, Entertaining His Friends on His Wedding Day

1840

Physical Qualities Etching, 98 × 147 mm. (3 7/8 × 5 13/16 in.)
Credit Line Garrett Collection
Object Number 1946.112.954
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1946; Garrett Collection; T. Harrison Garrett, Baltimore

Inscribed: Etched in lower margin at center, "George Cruikshank"

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REMEMBER NOW THY CREATOR IN THY DAYS OF THY YOUTH . . .
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Remember Now Thy Creator in Thy Days of Thy Youth . . .
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TWO CAPACITIES OF THE OLD REGIME. - HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT, MONSIEUR DE BLOIS FLOTTÉ.... NOWADAYS ANYBODY CAN BECOME A DEPUTY, EVEN WITH A FORTUNE OF LESS THAN 50 ECUS! ...AFTER ALL I HAD AN INCOME OF 40,000 FRANCS.... SO IT WAS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT I UNDERSTOOD ALL THE PROBLEMS.... MY MEANS SIMPLY MADE IT POSSIBLE.
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Two capacities of the old regime. - How do you like that, Monsieur de Blois flotté.... nowadays anybody can become a deputy, even with a fortune of less than 50 Ecus! ...after all I had an income of 40,000 Francs.... so it was quite obvious that I understood all the problems.... my means simply made it possible.
1848
Going to Hobby Fair
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SIR... HERE IS WHAT WE WILL BE GIVING THIS YEAR AS A BONUS TO THE SUBSCRIBERS OF THE MUSICAL UNIVERSE... 125 ALBUMS THAT YOU CAN HAVE BOUND, SOME MORE MAGNIFICENTLY THAN OTHERS. ELEVEN PORTRAITS OF MR. MUSARD, AT DIFFERFENT AGES, BUT ALWAYS WITH THE SAME BLACK SUIT. THREE TRUMPETS, MORE OR LESS IN KEY. FORTY ADMISSION TICKETS, EVEN EXIT TICKETS, FOR EACH OF OUR CONCERTS...EIGHTY SEVEN MUSICAL SCORES...AND A REED PIPE.
Honoré Daumier
Sir... here is what we will be giving this year as a bonus to the subscribers of the Musical Universe... 125 albums that you can have bound, some more magnificently than others. Eleven portraits of Mr. Musard, at differfent ages, but always with the same black suit. Three trumpets, more or less in key. Forty admission tickets, even exit tickets, for each of our concerts...Eighty seven musical scores...and a reed pipe.
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