Sans doute M. Riflot le droit..., 1839

Not on View

series Title

La Journée du Célibataire

Medium

crayon lithograph in black on wove paper

Dimensions

sheet: 34.3 x 25.8 cm (13 1/2 x 10 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift in memory of Dr. Ruth B. Benedict by the Washington Print Club and Her Friends

Catalogue Raisonné

Delteil, no. 612, State ii/ii

Accession Number

1995.68.6

Artists / Makers

Honoré Daumier (artist) French, 1808 - 1879

Image Use

This image is in the public domain.
Read our full Open Access policy for images .

Inscription

upper center in plate: LA JOURNEE DU CELIBATAIRE.; lower right in image in plate: h.[D?].; lower left below image in plate: Imp. d'Aubert & Cie.; lower center below image in plate: Par Daumier.; lower right below image in plate: Au bureau du Charivari rue du Croissant 16.; across bottom in plate: -Sans doute Mr. Riflot le droit de pétition est sacré, mais on en abuse! temoin celle dont / vous nous parlez. imposer les célibataires comme inutiles à la population! j'en suis faché / pour les gens maries, mais s'il faut le dire il n'en est aucun qui, plus que moi Coquelet, ait / aidé à la population.; by later hand, lower right in graphite: L.D. 612 20003 [ts?]; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: os 14 Set of 12

Marks and Labels

BS: Societe du Journal le Charivari

Provenance

Alberto Borletti; (David Carritt Limited, Artemis Group, London); NGA designated purchase, 1995.

Associated Names

David Carritt Limited, Artemis Group

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.