Robert-Macaire Dentiste. Saprebleu! Mr. le dentiste, vous m´avez arraché deux bonnes dents et vous avez laissé les deux mauvaises... (Rob-Mac. à part.) Diable!!!... (haut) Sans doute! et j´avais mes raisons... Nous sommes toujours à temps d´arracher les mauvaises... Quant aux autres, elles auraient fini par se gâter et par vous faire mal .... un ratelier postiche ne vous fera jamais souffrir, et c´est bien meilleur genre, on ne porte plus que ça.
Robert-Macaire Dentiste. Saprebleu! Mr. le dentiste, vous m´avez arraché deux bonnes dents et vous avez laissé les deux mauvaises... (Rob-Mac. à part.) Diable!!!... (haut) Sans doute! et j´avais mes raisons... Nous sommes toujours à temps d´arracher les mauvaises... Quant aux autres, elles auraient fini par se gâter et par vous faire mal .... un ratelier postiche ne vous fera jamais souffrir, et c´est bien meilleur genre, on ne porte plus que ça.
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Robert Macaire Dentist. Dammit! Mister dentist, you pulled two good teeth and left two bad ones... (Rob-Mac. aside.)Devil!!!... (loudly) Of course! and I have a good reason... there will be enough time to the pull the bad ones... For others, they would eventually go bad and hurt you .... a dental plate however will not hurt you, and it is very fashionable, it does much more.. Charivari
Description:
Robert Macaire is trying to be a dentist to get some money. Robert Macaire may seem to be a realistic figure, however one should remember that in reality he is an artificial personality, created in 1823 by Benjamin Antier for his play „ L’Auberge des Adrets“. The breakthrough came in 1834, when Frédéric Lemaitre used the names of Macaire and his somewhat simple partner Serres-Bertrand for his various comedies in Paris. The figure of Macaire goes back as far as 1371, when - as the legend goes - Aubri de Montdidier, a nobleman from the court of Charles V was assassinated by Macaire. The murder was vindicated by his dog, the only witness of the assassination. A duel between the dog and Macaire, who was armed with a cudgel, should settle the case. The dog killed Macaire, who confessed the murder before he died. Philipon was the author of all the texts of this series. It should be noted that Daumier did not monogram or sign the prints, presumable because Philipon wanted to document his position as author of the texts and as “inventor” of the series.
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Place of origin:
Paris
Notes:
Published in: Le Charivari, July 9, 1837.
1st state.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
