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Oui, Monsieur, moyennant un petit abonnement a notre assurance vous serez assuré de mourir…: P.2461-1991

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Titles

Oui, Monsieur, moyennant un petit abonnement a notre assurance vous serez assuré de mourir…
Caricaturana

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Daumier, Honoré Victorin
Publisher: Aubert et Cie
Draughtsman: Philipon, Charles (After)

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Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1838

Note

No.92 from the series. Published in Le Charivari, 11 October 1838. Text verso

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Lithography

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Oui, Monsieur, moyennant un petit abonnement a notre assurance vous serez assuré de mourir...... de mourir en homme comme il faut ; de vous en aller dans une bonne voiture, bien commode ; d’être pleuré par les pauvres de l’arrondissement et de laisser une veuve inconsolable en lettre d’or sur votre tombeau..... - Et si vous ne teniez pas vos promesses ? - alors il vous resterait nos quittances et votre recours devant les tribunaux.
  • Location: Sheet lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2461-1991
Primary reference Number: 202486
Delteil: 450 II/II

Audit data

Created: Friday 3 July 2015 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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