Breach of Article 24 of the Civil Code — Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879) | DiscoverArt

Honoré Daumier

Breach of Article 24 of the Civil Code

1837

lithograph hand-colored with watercolor by Edouard Bouvenne

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

This print was published in Le Charivari (May 28, 1837) as plate 50 from the series Caricaturana.

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