J'ai vu trancher les jours de ma famille entière. Et j'ai vu mon époux traîné sur la poussière! (Andromaque)

Item Information

Title:
J'ai vu trancher les jours de ma famille entière. Et j'ai vu mon époux traîné sur la poussière! (Andromaque)
Title (alt.):
The lives of my family were thrown into despair. My dead husband's body dragged everywhere! (Andromaque). Charivari
Description:
After Louis Désiré Véron (1798-1867) sold "Le Constitutionnel" to the banker Mires, the pressure was on the Government to come up with a law to control the ownership of dogs in the city. This print refers to Jean Racine's (1639-1699) play "Andromaque".
Donor:
Trustman, Benjamin A., Trustman, Julia M.
Lithographer:
Daumier, Honoré, 1808-1879
Date:
1852
Format:
Drawings/Illustrations
Location:
Brandeis University Libraries
Collection (local):
Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman Collection of Honoré Daumier Lithographs
Subjects:
Dogs
France--History--1848-1870
Andromache (Legendary character)
Extent:
1 lithograph, b&w, 25 x 31.5 cm
Link to Item:
http://hdl.handle.net/10192/2625
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:
2nd state.
Published in: Le Charivari, July 20, 1852.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
Identifier:
LD2251