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Title

Madame Prudhomme, let's not hurry...

1854

Artist

Honoré Daumier

France

26 Feb 1808 – 10 Feb 1879

  • Details

    Other Titles
    Madame Prudhomme, let's not hurry, let’s not hurry, let us remember that dignity should preside over all the deeds of our life... dignity alone sets man apart from the rest of the animals!...
    - Madame Prudhomme, let's not hurry, let's recall that dignity should preside over all acts of life... dignity alone distinguishes man from the rest of the animals. (Daumier Register)
    Alternative title
    Madame Prudhomme, ne nous pressons pas, ne nous pressons pas, rappelons-nous que la dignité doit présider à tous les actes de la vie… la dignité seule, distingue l’homme du reste des animaux!...
    Date
    1854
    Media category
    Print
    Materials used
    lithograph
    Edition
    ii of 2
    Dimensions
    21.3 x 26.6 cm image; 24.9 x 32.0 cm sheet
    Signature & date

    Signed l.l., black ink [inscribed on stone] "h.D.". Not dated.

    Credit
    Gift of Mrs Hanne Fairfax 1967
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    DO13.1967
    Copyright

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    Artist information
    Honoré Daumier

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  • About

    Plate 2 from the 'Croquis aquatiques' ('Aquatic sketches') series, published in 'Le Charivari', 13 September 1854.

    Mr Joseph Prudhomme was a fictive character who impersonated the complacent, corpulent bourgeois of that period.

  • Exhibition history

    Shown in 1 exhibition

  • Bibliography

    Referenced in 1 publication

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