Let the little children to come unto me! - Do you understand the parable, Bertrand? - No idea. - Blockhead! We'll form a paternal and philanthropic association, we'll receive 5% at present in order to give 500 for every 100 in the future... - But how the devil will we do this in the future? - We'll make a break for it, blockhead, and there we'll plant another annuity... Ton-ton, ton-ton, Tontine, ton-ton! (Laissez venir a moi les petits enfants! Comprends-tu la parabole, Bertrand ? – comprends pas ! – bêta ! nous formons une association paternelle et philantropique, nous recevons 5/0 dans le présent, pour donner 500 pour 100 dans l’avenir…….. Et que ficherons nous dans l’avenir. – Nous ficherons le camp, Bêta ! et nous planterons là la tontine, Ton-ton, ton-ton, Tontine, ton-ton!), number 93 from the series Caricaturana

Let the little children to come unto me! - Do you understand the parable, Bertrand? - No idea. - Blockhead! We'll form a paternal and philanthropic association, we'll receive 5% at present in order to give 500 for every 100 in the future... - But how the devil will we do this in the future? - We'll make a break for it, blockhead, and there we'll plant another annuity... Ton-ton, ton-ton, Tontine, ton-ton! (Laissez venir a moi les petits enfants! Comprends-tu la parabole, Bertrand ? – comprends pas ! – bêta ! nous formons une association paternelle et philantropique, nous recevons 5/0 dans le présent, pour donner 500 pour 100 dans l’avenir…….. Et que ficherons nous dans l’avenir. – Nous ficherons le camp, Bêta ! et nous planterons là la tontine, Ton-ton, ton-ton, Tontine, ton-ton!), number 93 from the series Caricaturana

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Honoré Daumier

Artist
Honoré Daumier
(French, 1808 - 1879)
Title
Let the little children to come unto me! - Do you understand the parable, Bertrand? - No idea. - Blockhead! We'll form a paternal and philanthropic association, we'll receive 5% at present in order to give 500 for every 100 in the future... - But how the devil will we do this in the future? - We'll make a break for it, blockhead, and there we'll plant another annuity... Ton-ton, ton-ton, Tontine, ton-ton! (Laissez venir a moi les petits enfants! Comprends-tu la parabole, Bertrand ? – comprends pas ! – bêta ! nous formons une association paternelle et philantropique, nous recevons 5/0 dans le présent, pour donner 500 pour 100 dans l’avenir…….. Et que ficherons nous dans l’avenir. – Nous ficherons le camp, Bêta ! et nous planterons là la tontine, Ton-ton, ton-ton, Tontine, ton-ton!), number 93 from the series Caricaturana
Date
1838
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
9 9/16 x 9 3/8 in. Image
Credit
Gift of Helen Wurdemann
Accession No.
1982.72
Classification
Prints
Geography
France

Related

To 1982, collection of Helen Wurdemann [married name Guzzardi] (Los Angeles); December 1982, gifted to the Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art]

  • Delteil, Loys. "Le peintre-graveur illustré, vol. XX-XXIX." Paris, 1906-1926. no. 448

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