Chaud ! Chaud ! Bertrand, faut pousser à la vente de la marchandise, faut battre la grosse caisse, faire la parade, attirer l’attention du jobard. Chaud ! Chaud ! Attaquons nous dans les journaux, écrivons nous, répondons nous, répliquons nous, injurions nous et surtout affichons nous....... – Tu crois que le public n’a pas la clé de ces frimes là ? – Laisse donc, c’est comme nos serrures, tout le monde en a la clé excepté le public.
Chaud ! Chaud ! Bertrand, faut pousser à la vente de la marchandise, faut battre la grosse caisse, faire la parade, attirer l’attention du jobard. Chaud ! Chaud ! Attaquons nous dans les journaux, écrivons nous, répondons nous, répliquons nous, injurions nous et surtout affichons nous....... – Tu crois que le public n’a pas la clé de ces frimes là ? – Laisse donc, c’est comme nos serrures, tout le monde en a la clé excepté le public.
Title (alt.):
Hot ! Hot ! Bertrand, you must push the sales of goods, you must beat the big drum, make a parade, draw the attention of the idiot. Hot ! Hot ! Let us attack each other in the newspaper, write to ourselves, reply to ourselves, retort ourselves, insult ourselves and above all advertise ourselves....... - You believe the public hasn't the key to suck bunkum ? - Forget that, it's like our locks, everybody has the key except the public.. Charivari
Description:
Robert Macaire and Bertrand are putting up posters in the street. 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:
2nd state.
Published in: Le Charivari, March 30, 1837.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
