- Mon cher ami, nous avons appris qu'hier soir au spectacle, un monsieur t'avait marché sur le pied par mégarde . . . . . nous sommes parvenus à nous procurer son adresse et nous nous empressons de venir t'annocer que l'affaire est arrangée . . . . il t'attend ce matin au bois de Boulogne, vous vous battrez au pistolet à quinze pas ! . . . . (- My dear friend, we have learned yesterday at the theatre that a gentleman has inadvertedly stepped on your foot. . . . . We have come to get his address and we are eager to announce that the affair is arranged. . . . he is waiting for you this morning in the Bois de Boulogne. You will raise pistols at a distance of 15 paces! . . . .), pl. 1 from the Amis (The Friends) from the journal Le Charivari

May 9, 1845

Medium: Lithograph on wove paper
Dimensions: image: 9 1/8 × 7 13/16 in. (23.2 × 19.9 cm)
Credit Line: Gift in memory of Carl A. Lohmann (1910)
Accession Number: 1958.6.3a
Culture: French
Period: 19th century
Classification: Prints
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caricatures, daily life, human figures (visual works), interior, lithographs

bedrooms beds (furniture) candles curtains men rugs suits top hats walking sticks

Collector stamp verso LR in indigo ink: Gabriel Cognacq (Lugt 538d)

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