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Honoré Daumier

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Honoré Daumier

Ne vous y frottez pas !! (L.D. 133)

lithograph, 1834, sur blanc, a good impression of this rare print, with margins, the usual central vertical crease (repaired towards the bottom and lightly supported on the reverse), some foxing and surface dirt, one or two very short tears at the lower sheet edge
L. 307 x 433 mm.

来源

C. L. Rutherstone (L. 595)
Unidentified collector's paraphe, initial D at the lower right corner

拍品专文

Following the publication of the laws of King Charles X (1824-30) suspending the liberty of the press in 1830, several lawsuits were taken out against the press (including Le National, La Tribune and La Caricature) over the next few years. In the foreground of Ne vous y frottez pas ('Don't meddle around') 'a defiant printer is seen with his feet planted firmly before the words "Liberty of the Press". To his left an impatient King (Louis-Philippe) strides forward to attack the press, pushed by Persil (Minister of Justice) but restrained by Thiers (the politician Adolphe Thiers). To his right is a cautionary tale of the former King Charles X, who was brought down by his restrictive policies.' (E. Mongan, The Armand Hammer Daumier Collection, The Armand Hammer Foundation, Los Angeles)
The lithograph was issued in L'Association mensuelle in March 1834.