- Si vous n'êtes pas noble, c'est inutile que je vous montre cet appartement je ne loue qu'à des personnes titrées.
Title (alt.):
Charivari. - If you are not nobility, it's of no use that I show you the apartment I only rent to people with titles.
Description:
A concierge tells a prospective tenant that it is useless to show her the apartment if she isn't noble and that he only rents to people who have titles. LES PORTIERS DE PARIS (The Parisian doormen) is a series of 5 lithographs, which appeared in the Charivari in July 1856 (1 print) and between November and December 1858 (4 prints). CONCIERGE. The "concierge" (caretaker/doorman) of the house held a very special, powerful position in 19th century Paris. He distributed the mail, cashed in the rent and forwarded messages. He was the mediator between the landlord and the tenant.
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.
Contact host institution for more information.
Place of origin:
Paris
Notes:
2nd state.
Published in: Le Charivari, December 11, 1858.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
