Magot de la Chine. (Tiré du Cabinet de Mr. Ch. Philipon.)

Item Information

Title:
Magot de la Chine. (Tiré du Cabinet de Mr. Ch. Philipon.)
Title (alt.):
Treasure from China. (From the collection of Mr. Ch. Philipon.). Caricature
Description:
This lithograph represents a statue from China that resembles Buddha but is actually alluding to Louis-Philippe. The statue is a caricature of him.There is a play on words in "magot", which can be translated as a baboon, a grotesque figure from China, an ill-fated person, or a hidden treasure. At that time, the collecting of Chinese porcelain and Buddha figures was starting to be fashionable in France and in England.
Donor:
Trustman, Benjamin A., Trustman, Julia M.
Lithographer:
Daumier, Honoré, 1808-1879
Date:
1834
Format:
Drawings/Illustrations
Location:
Brandeis University Libraries
Collection (local):
Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman Collection of Honoré Daumier Lithographs
Subjects:
Caricatures
Buddhas
France--History--Louis-Philip, 1830-1848
Buddhas in art
China
Extent:
1 lithograph, b&w, 27.5 x 36 cm
Link to Item:
http://hdl.handle.net/10192/4780
Terms of Use:
Copyright restrictions may apply. For permission to copy or use this image, contact the Robert D. Farber University Archives and Special Collections Department, Brandeis University Libraries. The following credit line must be included with each item used: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman Collection of Honoré Daumier Lithographs, Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department, Brandeis University.
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Place of origin:
Paris
Notes:
1st state.
Published in: La Caricature, August 28, 1834.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
Identifier:
LD83