Nationality
French
Artist Dates
1808-1879
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Date of Work
1834
Medium
Sur blanc
Signature
Initialed in the lithographic stone.
Collection/Provenance
Gift from the estate of Lilly Jacobson
Art & Design Study Collection
Status
Stored: Lilly Jacobson Collection Box 1
Location
UND Art Collections Office, Hughes Fine Arts Center
Additional Information
Series: La Caricature
Published in La Cariacture
Original text: Très bien! très bien! vous vous êtes parfaitement conduits! l'on va vous diriger sur Beaulieu, sur Poissy, sur Bicêtre, je suis content de vous.
Notes:
This print, which is based on real events, illustrates Daumier’s views on the justice system and its unfairness toward political prisoners. King Louis Phillippe, who is rendered pear-shaped by the artist, praises three chained prisoners for their help in putting out a fire at the Saint-Michel prison in Toulouse, France. Although they expected to be released as a reward for their good services, they were instead merely transferred to another prison.
Included in the Daumier III: Law, Medicine, and Social Satire exhibition.
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