ETRENNES DE 1856. - Madame, vous m'avez souvent témoigné le désir d'avoir un joli chien.... Je crois vous être agréable en vous offrant le mien!...

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Title:
ETRENNES DE 1856. - Madame, vous m'avez souvent témoigné le désir d'avoir un joli chien.... Je crois vous être agréable en vous offrant le mien!...
Title (alt.):
NEW YEAR'S PRESENTS OF 1856. -Madame, you have often indicated to me your desire to have a beautiful dog..... I trust you will be delighted in me offering you mine!.... Charivari
Description:
A man offers his dog to a woman as a New Year's present. In 1855 a tax on dogs was introduced in France. Some owners found an easy way to get rid of their pet.
Donor:
Trustman, Benjamin A., Trustman, Julia M.
Lithographer:
Daumier, Honoré, 1808-1879
Date:
1856
Format:
Drawings/Illustrations
Location:
Brandeis University Libraries
Collection (local):
Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman Collection of Honoré Daumier Lithographs
Subjects:
France--History--1848-1870
Gifts
Dog
New Year
Extent:
1 lithograph, b&w, 20.1 x 25.7cm
Link to Item:
http://hdl.handle.net/10192/22868
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.
Contact host institution for more information.
Place of origin:
Paris
Notes:
1st state.
Published in: Le Charivari, January 2-3, 1856.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
Identifier:
LD2737bis