The Hired Clapper, plate 19 from "Artists and Bonvivants of Paris"
Translation of caption: "Devil, this is going to be a heated night: A new play in three acts; the comedian wants me to burst out laughing, the heroine wants me to cry, the author wants me to stamp my feet, and the noble old lady wants me to applaud…. that’s how it is done!"
Artwork Details
- Title: The Hired Clapper, plate 19 from "Artists and Bonvivants of Paris"
- Series/Portfolio: Bohémiens de Paris
- Artist: Honoré Daumier (French, Marseilles 1808–1879 Valmondois)
- Publisher: Aubert et Cie
- Date: February 13, 1842
- Medium: Lithograph on newsprint; second state of three
- Dimensions: sheet: 14 15/16 x 10 1/4 in. (38 x 26 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
- Object Number: 2012.136.488.1
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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