La cour ordonne que le cheval et le cabriolet de Robert-macaire seront vendus au profit du sieur Dindonneau jusqu’à concurrence de la somme de mille francs montant de sa créance faisant droit à la requête du sieur Bertrand ordonne que les frais de fourrière du cheval et du cabriolet, liquidés à la somme de sept cent francs, seront prélevés ainsi que les frais du procès. Conséquence La vente produit sept cent francs, Bertrand les reçoit. Mr. Dindonneau perd ses mille francs et ajoute cent sous pour les frais judiciaires.
La cour ordonne que le cheval et le cabriolet de Robert-macaire seront vendus au profit du sieur Dindonneau jusqu’à concurrence de la somme de mille francs montant de sa créance faisant droit à la requête du sieur Bertrand ordonne que les frais de fourrière du cheval et du cabriolet, liquidés à la somme de sept cent francs, seront prélevés ainsi que les frais du procès. Conséquence La vente produit sept cent francs, Bertrand les reçoit. Mr. Dindonneau perd ses mille francs et ajoute cent sous pour les frais judiciaires.
Title (alt.):
Charivari. The court orders that the horse and the cab of Robert Macaire be sold on the behalf of Mr. Dindonneau for up to a thousand francs amount owed to him in answer to the petition requested by Mr. Bertrand the court orders that the cost of impounding the horse and the cab, settled at the sum of seven hundred francs, will be taken along with court costs. Consequence The sale produced seven hundred francs, Bertrand gets them. Mr. Dindonneau loses his one thousand francs and has to give five francs for court costs.
Description:
Robert Macaire is being judged in a court of law. 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, July 30-31, 1837.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
