–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!…]
from the series Actualités, number 463, published in Le Charivari
Artist
Honoré Daumier
(French, 1808–1879)
Datepublished November 30, 1857
Period19th century
MediumLithograph on newsprint
DimensionsObject size: 9 7/8 × 14 1/4 inches
Credit LinePurchase with funds provided by the Christian A. Johnson Memorial Art Acquisition Fund
Object number1968.010
Curatorial DepartmentEuropean Art (pre 1900)
_Place of OriginFrance
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