Description: DAUMIER (Honoré) “Autumn Sketch”Lithography Original taken from the newspaper “Le Charivari”September 26, 1865 Ref. LD34601rst PrintingSeries: "Autumn Sketches by Daumier"No. 4Signed HD on the plate.Martinet, Lith.Destouches Very beautiful & RareFrom the very good Daumier... Good general condition, Complete board (with the text of the Review under the Lithograph), clean and well preserved,very minimal usual light spots scattered in the margins, on the sheet or on the back.All the Plates sold here are "mounted" on white paper (old mounting, almost contemporary with the publication), detached leaves from old collections of Lithographs, compiled at the time.Sheet format: approx. 42.5 x 29.5cmImage format: approx. 20.6 x 24.4cmOriginal Text:- Sir, given the complete absence of game, I ask you to kindly grant me permission to shoot your dog. - Sir, I was going to make the same proposition to you!...Translation:- Sir, in view of the complete absence of game would you allow me to shoot at your dog? - Sir, I was just about to make you the same proposal.For information: THE Charivari, today one of the most famous magazines of the 19th century, did not know in its time only a very limited circulation compared to other major newspapers of the time; in the 1860s for example, it was printed in around 2500/3000 copies.Which explains the Rarity of these Lithographs, so sought after today!!As always, combined shipping costs when purchasing multiple items... Good general condition, Complete board (with the text of the Review under the Lithograph), clean and well preserved, very minimal usual light spots scattered in the margins, on the sheet or on the back. All the Plates sold here are "mounted" on white paper (old mounting, almost contemporary with the publication), - Sir, given the complete absence of game, I ask you to kindly grant me permission to shoot your dog. - Sir, in view of the complete absence of game would you allow me to shoot at your dog? THE Charivari, today one of the most famous magazines of the 19th century, did not know in its time only a very limited circulation compared to other major newspapers of the time;
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