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Breach of Article 24 of the Civil Code
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Breach of Article 24 of the Civil Code

Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879), artist; Edouard Bouvenne (French), hand-colored by; Aubert, publisher · 1837 · lithograph hand-colored with watercolor by Edouard Bouvenne

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This print was published in Le Charivari (May 28, 1837) as plate 50 from the series Caricaturana.

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Credit lineCaricaturana: Breach of Article 24 of the Civil Code, 1837. Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879), Edouard Bouvenne (French), Aubert. Lithograph hand-colored with watercolor by Edouard Bouvenne; sheet: 35.5 x 26.5 cm (14 x 10 7/16 in.); image: 24 x 23 cm (9 7/16 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2001.137
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