ESSAYANT SES FORCES. - Sacrebleu, comme vous y allez... vous allez finir par me démolir cette tête là!....

Item Information

Title:
ESSAYANT SES FORCES. - Sacrebleu, comme vous y allez... vous allez finir par me démolir cette tête là!....
Title (alt.):
Charivari. AN ASSESSMENT OF POWER. - Oh dear, the way you are going for it... just don't smash the head please!....
Description:
The print shows the fictitious Ratapoil with Léon Léonard Joseph Faucher (1803-1854) and Pierre Antoine Berryer (1790-1868). The debates in Parliament about a change in the Constitution were heating up. When the votes were counted, 440 were in favor and 270 against, which meant that a quorum of 3/4 had not been reached and the old Constitution remained in power. This print shows Barrot representing the majority thrashing the head of Faucher in a circus scene. Even Ratapoil seems to be impressed.
Donor:
Trustman, Benjamin A., Trustman, Julia M.
Lithographer:
Daumier, Honoré, 1808-1879
Date:
1851
Format:
Drawings/Illustrations
Location:
Brandeis University Libraries
Collection (local):
Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman Collection of Honoré Daumier Lithographs
Subjects:
Scales (weighing devices)
Anger
France--History--1848-1870
Extent:
1 lithograph, b&w, 35.5 x 25 cm
Link to Item:
http://hdl.handle.net/10192/2499
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 8, 1851.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
Identifier:
LD2136