Paganini moderne, se brulant le toupet, dans le feu de l'exécution!

Item Information

Title:
Paganini moderne, se brulant le toupet, dans le feu de l'exécution!
Title (alt.):
A modern Paganini, scorching his hairpiece in the fire of his performance!. Charivari
Description:
A man is so intensely focused on playing his violin that he is unaware his hair is on fire. This lithograph makes a reference to virtuoso playing of Paganini.
Donor:
Trustman, Benjamin A., Trustman, Julia M.
Lithographer:
Daumier, Honoré, 1808-1879
Date:
1841
Format:
Drawings/Illustrations
Location:
Brandeis University Libraries
Collection (local):
Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman Collection of Honoré Daumier Lithographs
Subjects:
Burning
Music
France--History--Louis-Philip, 1830-1848
Musicians in art
Violin
Extent:
1 lithograph, b&w, 36 x 25 cm
Link to Item:
http://hdl.handle.net/10192/4867
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:
3rd state.
Published in: Le Charivari, February 9, 1843.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
Identifier:
LD922