Gentlemen, the truth of the matter is that I'm a petty thief, but Mr. Macaire is a big one . . . I've been a bit light-fingered, dabbled in trifles, scrounged, speculated on a large scale . . . all I made was misery and the magistrates court. He made millions and he accuses me . . . The court, not having to judge the right villain, condemns the petty thief and Macaire withdraws, his head held high. (Messieurs, voici la vérité, je suis un petit voleur, mais Mr. Macaire en est un grand . . . J’ai chipotté, chipotaillé des riens, il a grinché, floué, agioté sur une grande échelle, j’ai gagné la misère et la police correctionnelle, il a gagné des millions et il m’accuse. Le tribunal n’ayant pas à juger le grand voleur, condamne le petit, et Macaire se retire la tête haute.), number 99 from the series Caricaturana

Gentlemen, the truth of the matter is that I'm a petty thief, but Mr. Macaire is a big one . . . I've been a bit light-fingered, dabbled in trifles, scrounged, speculated on a large scale . . . all I made was misery and the magistrates court. He made millions and he accuses me . . . The court, not having to judge the right villain, condemns the petty thief and Macaire withdraws, his head held high. (Messieurs, voici la vérité, je suis un petit voleur, mais Mr. Macaire en est un grand . . . J’ai chipotté, chipotaillé des riens, il a grinché, floué, agioté sur une grande échelle, j’ai gagné la misère et la police correctionnelle, il a gagné des millions et il m’accuse. Le tribunal n’ayant pas à juger le grand voleur, condamne le petit, et Macaire se retire la tête haute.), number 99 from the series Caricaturana

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Honoré Daumier

Artist
Honoré Daumier
(French, 1808 - 1879)
Title
Gentlemen, the truth of the matter is that I'm a petty thief, but Mr. Macaire is a big one . . . I've been a bit light-fingered, dabbled in trifles, scrounged, speculated on a large scale . . . all I made was misery and the magistrates court. He made millions and he accuses me . . . The court, not having to judge the right villain, condemns the petty thief and Macaire withdraws, his head held high. (Messieurs, voici la vérité, je suis un petit voleur, mais Mr. Macaire en est un grand . . . J’ai chipotté, chipotaillé des riens, il a grinché, floué, agioté sur une grande échelle, j’ai gagné la misère et la police correctionnelle, il a gagné des millions et il m’accuse. Le tribunal n’ayant pas à juger le grand voleur, condamne le petit, et Macaire se retire la tête haute.), number 99 from the series Caricaturana
Date
1838
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
7 7/8 x 11 3/16 in. Image
Credit
Gift of Helen Wurdemann
Accession No.
1977.316
Classification
Prints
Geography
France

Related

To 1977, collection of Helen Wurdemann [married name Guzzardi] (Los Angeles); December 1977, gifted to the Elvehjem Art Center [now called Chazen Museum of Art]

  • Delteil, Loys. "Le peintre-graveur illustré, vol. XX-XXIX." Paris, 1906-1926. no. 454
  • Elvehjem Museum of Art. "Artscene." Summer 1999. p. 5

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