Mon cher Monsieur, il m'est absolument impossible de plaider votre affaire..... il vous manque les pièces les plus importantes...... (à part) les pièces de cent sous!....

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Title:
Mon cher Monsieur, il m'est absolument impossible de plaider votre affaire..... il vous manque les pièces les plus importantes...... (à part) les pièces de cent sous!....
Title (alt.):
My dear man... it is really quite impossible for me to take on your case.... you are missing the most important piece of evidence.... (apart) the cash to pay my fees.. Charivari
Description:
A lawyer refuses to defend a client who cannot pay him.
Donor:
Trustman, Benjamin A., Trustman, Julia M.
Lithographer:
Daumier, Honoré, 1808-1879
Date:
1846
Format:
Drawings/Illustrations
Location:
Brandeis University Libraries
Collection (local):
Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman Collection of Honoré Daumier Lithographs
Subjects:
Lawyers
Clients
France--History--Louis-Philip, 1830-1848
Lawyers--Fees
Extent:
1 lithograph, b&w, 34.5 x 26.5 cm
Link to Item:
http://hdl.handle.net/10192/1707
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, August 6, 1846.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
Identifier:
LD1356