2 heures
1839
Artist, French, 1808 - 1879
Artwork overview
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Medium
crayon lithograph in black on wove paper
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Credit Line
Gift in memory of Dr. Ruth B. Benedict by the Washington Print Club and Her Friends
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Dimensions
sheet: 32.8 x 24.8 cm (12 15/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
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Accession
1995.68.8
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Catalogue Raisonné
Delteil, no. 614, State ii/ii
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Alberto Borletti; (David Carritt Limited, Artemis Group, London); NGA designated purchase, 1995.
Associated Names
Bibliography
1906
Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustre. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, 1906-1926. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy.
Inscriptions
upper center in plate: LA JOURNEE DU CELIBATAIRE.; upper right in plate: No. 8.; lower right in image in plate: hD; lower left below image in plate: Imp. d'Aubert & Cie.; lower center below image in plate: Daumier Lith.; lower right below image in plate: Au Bureau du Charivari Rue du Croissant 16; across bottom in plate: 2 HEURES / Le gouter d'azor. Que voulez vous, mon cher, cette bête n/a que moi, vous, vous avez tout le monde.; by later hand, lower right in graphite: F / 28711
Wikidata ID
Q75393698