Monsieur cela ne peut pas se passer comme ça !.... Vous avez l’infamie de me faire demander l’argent que je vous dois...... Vous me mettez dans l’obligation d’avouer que je ne puis pas vous payer. Vous m’humiliez. Vous m’en rendez raison, monsieur !!!
Monsieur cela ne peut pas se passer comme ça !.... Vous avez l’infamie de me faire demander l’argent que je vous dois...... Vous me mettez dans l’obligation d’avouer que je ne puis pas vous payer. Vous m’humiliez. Vous m’en rendez raison, monsieur !!!
Title (alt.):
Sir this can not happen as easy as that !.... You have the infamy to ask for the money that I owe you...... You put me under an obligation to confess that I cannot pay you. You humiliate me. I demand compensation, sir!!!. Charivari
Description:
Robert Macaire is talking to a man who is still in bed. 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:
3rd state.
Published in: Le Charivari, June 25, 1837.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
