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[Untitled]

From the series "D'après Nature," no. 29
Artist: Paul Gavarni (1804 - 1866) Primary
Artist: Alfred Lemercier (active ) Printer
19th century
Dimensions: 7.87 x 6.42 in. (20 x 16.3 cm)
Dimensions Extent: image
Object Type: Print
Creation Place: Europe, France
Medium and Support: Lithograph on paper
Credit Line: Gift of James M. Reed, 2017.
Accession Number: 2017.35.18
This work is not currently on view


The French inscription below the image reads:

– Mon homme et le tien, vois-tu, Phèmie.....
– Deux brigands !
– Et nous n'aurons pas la chance d'en voir seulement un des deux pendu.
– Pour avoir tué l'aut'e"

or:
– My man and yours , you see, Phèmie.....
– Two bandits!
– We will only see of them hanged instead of two.
– Because we killed the other.

Beneath the image, the artist is identified ("par Gavarni").

(translated by Willoughby Thom, intern, summer 2022)




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prints
Pictorial works produced by transferring images by means of a matrix such as a plate, block, or screen, using any of various printing processes. When emphasizing the individual printed image, use "impressions." Avoid the controversial expression "original prints," except in reference to discussions of the expression's use. If prints are neither "reproductive prints" nor "popular prints," use the simple term "prints." With regard to photographs, prefer "photographic prints"; for types of reproductions of technical drawings and documents, see terms found under "reprographic copies."
public domain
Land owned and controlled by the state or federal government. Also, the status of publications, products, and processes that are not protected under patent or copyright.
nineteenth century
Century in the proleptic Gregorian calendar including the years 1800 to 1899 (or 1801 to 1900).

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