Salmigondi politique. From La Caricature No. 114

Artist Watteau (French, active early 19th century)

Date1833

Period19th century

MediumLithograph on paper

DimensionsImage Size: 13 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches
Mat Size: 16 x 20
Object Size: 13 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches

Credit LineGift of Dr. Jay Leyda

Object number1981.044

Curatorial DepartmentEuropean Art (pre 1900)

_Place of OriginFrance

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(En choeur): “Le soleil est si beau!” (à part) coquin de temps! (en choeur): “Et puis de ma Bretagne le soleil est si beau!…” Vive Loisa Puget!!!!!……
[(Chorus) “The sun shines so bright!” (aside) What foul weather! (Chorus) “O my native Brittany, where glows the sun so bright…” Hurrah for Loisa Puget!]
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Paganini moderne, se brulant le toupet, dans le feu de l’exécution!
[A modern Paganini…. scorching his hairpiece in the fire of his performance.]
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AH! tu veux te frotter a la presse!! [So! You Want to mess with the Press!!]
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Je suis content de vous, mes braves! [I am very pleased with you, my brave ones!]
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Object number: 1981.040

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–“Ton, ton, ton, ton, ton taine, ton, ton….” –Vous tairez-vous! Ma femme a la migraine. –Lisez donc un drame en cinq actes avec un orchestre pareil. –Finissez vous mon petit à la colique. A la garde! “Ton, ton, ton taine, ton, ton……”
[–Ton, ton, ton, ton, ton taine, ton, ton…. –Be quiet, my wife has a headache! –Why don’t you read a drama in five acts with a similar orchestra! –Stop it… my little one is getting the colic! – Ton, ton, ton taine, ton, ton……]
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–Comment, Madeleine, avez-vous accepté un morceau pareil?….
–Madame, le boucher m’a dit comme ça que le commerce de la boucherie allait être libre et que c’est pourquoi qu’y commençait par prendre la liberté de m’donner c’morceau-là!…….
[-Madeleine, how could you ever accept a piece of meat like this one?…
-Madame, the butcher told me that the meat commerce will be free, therefore he took the liberty of giving me this piece!…]
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