H. DAUMIER & E. BOUVENNE 1846: Color Print #885, "Law & Justice" Series - Vintage Art
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| Management number | 51798673 | Release Date | 2025/11/30 | List Price | $86.72 | Model Number | 51798673 | ||
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Vintage color print #885 from Honoré Daumier's "Les Gens de Justice" (Law and Justice) series, featuring "Eulogie" (1846) with caption in English. Depicts a magistrate's self-admiration. Size: 15"x12"x3". Untested, as-is.
A vindictive opponent to French King Louis Philippe (who reigned from 1830 to 1848) he drew over 1,000 cartoons of which a good part mocked and ridiculed the regime. That Daumier was never jailed is a credit to the King and his government's tolerance . Historians agree that his incisive humor played a part in Louis Philippe's bloodless overthrow in 1848. This print originates from the series known as 'Les Gens de Justice,' comprising 39 cartoons which satirize the legal system and its civil servants, even more corrupt than a certain Hillary. The tenth piece in the series, identified as ref. 885 in Daumier's inventory, 'Eulogie' from 1846 showcases a magistrate proclaiming his own merits to an inattentive audience. The English caption, affixed on a separate paper strip over the original French text, reads 'The master reads in the Law Journal a eulogy of himself by himself' (as seen in photo 4).
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