Plate 39: Robert Macaire business agent, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

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

1838 · Lithograph on wove paper; second state of two (Delteil) · Drawings and Prints

- By the devil! It's really admirable of you to break your back to pay off your debts, my good chap, wipe them out at once! - But how? - Good heavens! Bring me your books, I'll put them in order, it's my specialty, we'll settle for a few liabilities, a large number of assets, we'll assemble your creditors, we'll offer five percent to be paid over ten years, you won't give them anything during the ten years, in ten years' time you'll start again, your creditors will be dead, the debts forgotten and nobody will say a word about it.

Artist

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

Date

1838

Medium

Lithograph on wove paper; second state of two (Delteil)

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Gift of Edwin De T. Bechtel, 1953