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The defendant (whispering to his lawyer): All this seems to bore the president. Why don't you just suggest to simply let me go home, from 'Parisian sketches,' published in Le Charivari, February 17, 1866

Printer Destouches French
Publisher Aaron Martinet French
February 17, 1866
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  • Title: The defendant (whispering to his lawyer): All this seems to bore the president. Why don't you just suggest to simply let me go home, from 'Parisian sketches,' published in Le Charivari, February 17, 1866
  • Series/Portfolio: 'Parisian sketches' (Croquis Parisiens)
  • Artist: Honoré Daumier (French, Marseilles 1808–1879 Valmondois)
  • Printer: Destouches (Paris)
  • Publisher: Aaron Martinet (French, 1762–1841)
  • Date: February 17, 1866
  • Medium: Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil)
  • Dimensions: Image: 8 15/16 × 8 3/8 in. (22.7 × 21.3 cm)
    Sheet: 11 11/16 × 10 7/8 in. (29.7 × 27.6 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1962
  • Object Number: 62.650.467
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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