Plate 2: Robert Macaire, philanthropist, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

Junca|Charles Philipon|Aubert et Cie|Honoré Daumier

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

Plate 2: Robert Macaire, philanthropist, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires — Junca|Charles Philipon|Aubert et Cie|Honoré Daumier

You see, Bertrand... We are moralists in actions (play on words: actions means stocks). .... In actions (stocks) which naturally will cost 250 francs... We will treat the shareholders free of charge: you will purge them and I will bleed them.

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