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Papa contemplating the image of his image
Papa contemplating the image of his image

Papa contemplating the image of his image

Series TitleLes Bons Bourgeois
Original Language TitlePapa contemplant l'image de son image
Artist Honoré Daumier (French, 1808 - 1879)
Printer Aubert & Co. (French)
Publisher Aubert & Co. (French)
Date1847
MediumLithograph
DimensionsSheet: 14 5/16 × 10 inches (36.35 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2017.68.304
SignedOn sheet recto, bottom, in black type: "Chez Aubert & Cie Pl. de la Bourse 29.", "Imp. d'Aubert & Comp. ie"
InscribedTitled on sheet recto, top, in black type: "LES BONS BOURGEOIS."; Captioned on sheet recto, bottom, in black type: "Papa comtemplant l'image de son image." [Translation: Papa contemplatig the image of his image."
MarkingsOn sheet recto, upper right, in black type: "No.40"; On original image recto, lower left, in black pencil: "954".
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DescriptionIllustration of a man wearing a suit admiring a framed image he holds in his hands. He is seated; nearby a woman holding a small child looks on.Provenance
The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2017;   
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
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