Four messengers are sitting on a wall having a discussion at cross-purposes. Lithograph by H. Daumier.

  • Daumier, Honoré, 1808-1879.
Date:
1849
Reference:
32838i
Part of:
Croquis du jour
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Four messengers are sitting on a wall having a discussion at cross-purposes. Lithograph by H. Daumier. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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"The men having this discussion have misunderstood each other. Each is using the word "commission" in a different way. The deputy has been ordering a commission, which in this case is understood as "doing an errand". The tip for such an errand would normally amount to 15 sous (75 cents), if the messenger doesn't have to wait for an answer. The Deputy is obviously thinking of a different kind of commission."--Brandeis University Libraries, online catalogue

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Paris (Place de la Bourse) : chez Aubert ([Paris] : Imp. Aubert & Cie)

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1 print : lithograph ; image 25.5 x 22 cm.

Lettering

Croquis du jour. Tu connais bien l'gros député d'en face, qu'est représentant à 25 francs par jour, eh ben j'ai lu c'matin de dessus l'journal qu on l'a charge d'une commission! - Une commission ça s'paye généralment soixante quinze centimes sans la résponse encore......ça lui aura donc fait ce jour là 25 francs 15 sous, qu'elle chance! H.D. Bears number: 1275

References note

Jean Adhémar, Inventaire du fonds français après 1800, Bibliothèque nationale, Département des estampes, tome cinquième, Paris 1949, p. 517, Daumier no. 226.28 ("226. Trois pl. de Croquis du jour, dans le Charivari, juil.-août 1849: … 28. Tu connais bien l'gros député d'en face... [L. D. 1939, ces trois pl. en 2e état. … Épr. avant l. du L. D. 1939 …")

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Wellcome Collection 32838i

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