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Order number: LD 831
Artist: Honoré Daumier
Technique: Lithography
Series: Bohémiens de Paris
Publication: Le Charivari
Publications date: 12/28/1841
Original text:
LE PRÉFET DE L'EMPIRE.
Diable, diable! j'ai exploité Véry, Véfour,
le Café Anglais, j'ai fait des poufs, sous prétexte
d'un poste important que j'attends... me voilà descendu aux
diners de 32 sous et on me donne mon compte.... il faut que je change
de position.... .je vais me faire banquier qui a oublié sa
bourse.
Translation:
THE PREFECT OF THE EMPIRE.
I have exploited Véry, Véfour, the English Café,
I have put on airs and pretended to be waiting for a very important
position... but now I am down to dinners at 32 cents... they even
dare to present a bill to me... I must change my image urgently
... I will be a banker who forgot his wallet.
Condition: very good
Description: very good impression. No tears, no spots, a
very light horizontal fold. The text has been cut after "banquier".
Backside: printed.
Illustration size: approx. 6.7 x 9.5 inches
Paper size: approx. 8,7 x 11,8 inches
Price: 69 $
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