“- What a shame that I don't speak Chinese... I would love to say something real nice to her and something rather nasty to her husband,” plate 4 from En Chine

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Title

“- What a shame that I don't speak Chinese... I would love to say something real nice to her and something rather nasty to her husband,” plate 4 from En Chine

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1859

Medium

Lithograph on buff wove paper

Dimensions

Image: 22.4 × 26.3 cm (8 7/8 × 10 3/8 in.); Sheet: 26.7 × 27.8 cm (10 9/16 × 11 in.)

Credit Line

Mr. and Mrs. Carter H. Harrison Collection

Reference Number

1935.212

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