The d'Argout family is observing their newborn, who has the same nose as his father. The text is a play on words: "nouveau nez" means "a new nose," while "nouveau né" means "newly" born and is pronounced the same way. The baby might well be the newly appointed minister Lefèbvre who, like Count Argout, had a huge nose.
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Place of origin:
Paris
Notes:
Published in: Le Charivari, November 7, 1833
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
