Photo of collection object The Mud Lark (Le Ravageur)
Daumier, Honoré. The Mud Lark (Le Ravageur), January 9, 1842. Lithograph on newsprint, Sheet: 13 3/4 x 10 in. (34.9 x 25.4 cm) Image: 9 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. (23.5 x 18.4 cm). Gift of Shelley and David Garfinkel, 1996.225.2. No known copyright restrictions.

The Mud Lark (Le Ravageur)

January 9, 1842

Honoré Daumier

French, 1808-1879

European Art

Maker/Artist
Daumier, Honoré
Classification
Print
Formatted Medium
Lithograph on newsprint
Locations
Place made: France
Dimensions
Sheet: 13 3/4 x 10 in. (34.9 x 25.4 cm) Image: 9 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. (23.5 x 18.4 cm)
Inscribed
Top center above image: "BOHÉMIENS DE PARIS"; upper right: "14"; lower right in block: "323"; lower left below image: "Chez Bauger & Cie Edrs. R. du Croissant 16.; lower right below image: "Imp. d'Aubert & Cie."; lower center below image: "LE RAVAGEUR. En v'là, une position sociale! ramasser des épingles, des vieux clous........ et on nous appelle ravageurs: dire qui/en a qui font le métier si grand, qui ravagent le budget, et qui ont des appointements!"
Departments
European Art
Accession Number
1996.225.2
Credit Line
Gift of Shelley and David Garfinkel
Rights Statement
No known copyright restrictions
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