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Title

Mr Vieux-Niais

1833

Artist

Honoré Daumier

France

26 Feb 1808 – 10 Feb 1879

  • Details

    Other Titles
    Mr Old-Ninny
    Mr. VIEUX-NIAIS.
    Alternative title
    Mr. Vieux-Niais.
    Date
    1833
    Media category
    Print
    Materials used
    lithograph
    Edition
    only state
    Dimensions
    23.5 x 15.9 cm image; 32.9 x 25.7 cm sheet
    Signature & date

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

    Credit
    Purchased 1990
    Location
    South Building, ground level, Grand Courts
    Accession number
    337.1990
    Copyright

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    Artist information
    Honoré Daumier

    Works in the collection

    123

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  • About

    Plate 278 from the 'Célébrités de La Caricature' ('Celebrities from La Caricature') series, published in 'La Caricature', no 134, 30 May 1833.

    Jean-Pons-Guillaume Viennet (1777–1868) was a politician, playwright and poet. His literary style opposed the romantic writings of Victor Hugo. Daumier plays on the fact that ‘Viennet’ sounds like ‘vieux niais’, meaning ‘old fool’.

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