The Disadvantage of Buying a Newspaper That is Publishing the News Twelve Hours Before the others. “- How come I buy your paper and cannot find the news of today? - Sir, today's news was in yesterday's paper,” plate 139 from Actualités

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Title

The Disadvantage of Buying a Newspaper That is Publishing the News Twelve Hours Before the others. “- How come I buy your paper and cannot find the news of today? - Sir, today's news was in yesterday's paper,” plate 139 from Actualités

Origin

France

Date

1848

Medium

Lithograph in black on white wove paper

Dimensions

268 × 207 mm (image); 348 × 262 mm (sheet)

Credit Line

Sidney A. Kent Fund, gift of Martin A. Ryerson and the Print and Drawing Club

Reference Number

1923.70

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