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for C'est ça de fameux cadets ils ont trouvés le moyen de faire de la poudre avec Dupain
C'est ça de fameux cadets ils ont trouvés le moyen de faire de la poudre avec Dupain
Creator
Honoré Daumier
(French, 1808 - 1879)
Date1830
Mediumhand-coloured lithograph on wove paper
Dimensionssheet: 33.7 x 24.5 cm (13 1/4 x 9 5/8 in.)
Image: 16.6 x 18.6 cm (6 9/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Image: 16.6 x 18.6 cm (6 9/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Trier-Fodor Foundation, 1985
Category
- Prints
Object number85/511
ProvenanceThis is one of Daumier’s earliest lithographs and a rare work; most impressions are colored. It was made before Daumier refined his technical skills and showed command of the medium. The caption is a play on words with the name Dupin, the French politician, and the word bread (du pain). Andre Dupin (1783-1865) held several important government positions and even suggested to the Duc d’Orleans, future King of France in 1830, to name himself Louis-Philippe instead of Philippe VII. Dupin was an influential figure, and the two men sitting on a bench in the foreground of this print discuss their chances of partaking in Dupin’s cabinet. The silhouette of a figure (likely a Jesuit because of his headgear) passes by in the background.
LocationNot currently on display
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