"Les Maris me font toujours rire" (Husbands Always Make Me Laugh)

1852/1853

Paul Gavarni

Associated Names
Paul Gavarni

Artist, French, 1804 - 1866

The image depicts two men standing side by side from the waist up in a frontal position. The man on the left has a wide nose, prominent cheeks, and slicked-back hair. He is dressed in a dark jacket, white shirt, and a bow tie, with a light-colored vest. The man on the right also has a broad nose, a pronounced grin, and wavy hair. He is wearing a dark jacket and white shirt without a tie or vest. Both men have slightly bent arms, with one holding an object. The background features a simple hatched pattern.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth B. Benedict

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.1 x 16.3 cm (7 1/2 x 6 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 35.5 x 26.3 cm (14 x 10 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.60.19

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Beraldi, no. 263, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. Ruth B. Benedict (1913-1993), Washington; bequest to NGA, 1994.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1885

  • Beraldi, Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris, 1885-1892: Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris: Librairie L. Conquet, 1885-1892.

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: Par Gavarni.; lower right in plate: Imp. Lemercier, Paris; across botoom in plate: "LES MARIS ME FONT TOUJOURS RIRE" / 28 / Vous croyez donc Jouph, que cette personne m'a remarqué?...... (You believe then Jouph, that this person noticed me?); upper center in plate: MASQUES ET VISAGES; upper left in stone within image: 53 - 173 (mirror image); by later hand, lower left in graphite: AB 1417 ii

Wikidata ID

Q75122142

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