The Hired Clapper, plate 19 from "Artists and Bonvivants of Paris," published in Le Charivari
Aubert et Cie|Honoré Daumier
February 13, 1842 · Lithograph on newsprint; second state of three · Drawings and Prints
Translation of caption: "Devil, this is going to be a heated night: A new play in three acts; the comedian wants me to burst out laughing, the heroine wants me to cry, the author wants me to stamp my feet, and the noble old lady wants me to applaud…. that’s how it is done!"
- Artist
- Aubert et Cie|Honoré Daumier
- Date
- February 13, 1842
- Medium
- Lithograph on newsprint; second state of three
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- Credit line
- Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
