Plate 9: Robert Macaire, barrister, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

Charles Philipon|Aubert et Cie|Aubert et Cie|Honoré Daumier|Junca

1838 · Color lithograph on wove paper; second state of three (Delteil) · Drawings and Prints

Plate 9: Robert Macaire, barrister, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires — Charles Philipon|Aubert et Cie|Aubert et Cie|Honoré Daumier|Junca

- My dear Bertrand, give me a hundred crowns and I'll get you acquitted right away. - I have no money. - All right, give me a hundred francs. - I haven't got a penny. - You don't even have ten francs? - Not a farthing. - Then give me your boots, and I'll plead extenuating circumstances.

Artist
Charles Philipon|Aubert et Cie|Aubert et Cie|Honoré Daumier|Junca
Date
1838
Medium
Color lithograph on wove paper; second state of three (Delteil)
Department
Drawings and Prints
Credit line
Gift of Edwin De T. Bechtel, 1953