Plate 46: Theatrical agent, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

1838
Not on view
Your work is quite good... I'll get it acclaimed, I'll get the manuscript copied and for only three quarters of the copyright... but there's one thing I must insist on, my name alone shall be mentioned... It's a condition sine qua non!

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Plate 46: Theatrical agent, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires
  • Series/Portfolio: 'Caricaturana'
  • Artist: Honoré Daumier (French, Marseilles 1808–1879 Valmondois)
  • Author: Charles Philipon (French, Lyons 1800–1862 Paris)
  • Printer: Aubert et Cie
  • Printer: Junca
  • Publisher: Aubert et Cie
  • Date: 1838
  • Medium: Lithograph on wove paper
  • Dimensions: Image: 9 5/8 × 9 3/16 in. (24.4 × 23.4 cm)
    Sheet: 13 7/16 × 10 3/16 in. (34.1 × 25.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Edwin De T. Bechtel, 1953
  • Object Number: 53.693.33
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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