Accession number
PML 146767
Creator
Gavarni, Paul, 1804-1866.
Published
[Paris] : Chez Aubert, [1840] ([Paris] : Imp. d'Aubert)
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Caption title.
The first and only plate for a prospective but ultimately abandoned series entitled Camaraderies, published on 28 November 1840 in the journal La Caricature
Lettered "Camaraderies" above image in the middle; "No. I" above image at right.
"Chez Aubert gal. Véro-Dodat" below image at left; "Par Gavarni" below image in the middle; "Imp. d'Aubert & Cie." below at right.
"Ruse et confiance"--Caption below image.
Signature of the artist appears in reverse in lower left of image.
With "Se Vend, chez Bauger & Cie. Editeurs des Dessins du Figaro de la Caricature & du Charivari R. du Croissant 16" below caption.
The first and only plate for a prospective but ultimately abandoned series entitled Camaraderies, published on 28 November 1840 in the journal La Caricature
Lettered "Camaraderies" above image in the middle; "No. I" above image at right.
"Chez Aubert gal. Véro-Dodat" below image at left; "Par Gavarni" below image in the middle; "Imp. d'Aubert & Cie." below at right.
"Ruse et confiance"--Caption below image.
Signature of the artist appears in reverse in lower left of image.
With "Se Vend, chez Bauger & Cie. Editeurs des Dessins du Figaro de la Caricature & du Charivari R. du Croissant 16" below caption.
Description
1 print : lithograph, b&w ; image: 217 x 179 mm; sheet: 355 x 269 mm
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Shows two men holding together a safety chain. Both are shown in half figure. The man on the left, shown in profile, examines the chain closely. The other one faces the viewer. He wears a Greek hat and winks towards the viewer as if conveying a message, signal, or suggestion. The caption suggests that the two men depicted in this print exemplify the concepts of ruse and trust or confidence as opposing aspects of comradeship or loyalty.
Binding
Plate loosely housed with other works by Gavarni in 1/2 calf binding, lettered "Gavarni" in gold on the spine; with the bookplate of Michael Sadleir.
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