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Charles Rambert

Plate Four from Misery

1851
Lithograph in black on cream China paper, laid down on ivory wove paper (chine collé)
23.7 × 17.5 cm (9.3 × 6.9 in)

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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

The text on this print translates as, “Misery shows the man who is hungry, those who abuse everything. This ugly contrast puts hatred and envy in his heart, and will make him guilty."

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