The Last Day for Entering Paintings in the Salon

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The Last Day for Entering Paintings in the Salon
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The Last Day for Entering Paintings in the Salon

PortfolioPlate 122 from the series "Actualities"
Date1846
MediumCrayon lithograph with scraping
DimensionsSheet: 272 × 210 mm. (10 11/16 × 8 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Blanche Adler
Object number1929.17.21.26
NOT ON VIEW
Last Updated1/11/24
Image Not Available for The last day for entering paintings. - Good grief! We've already arrived and my painting is not yet finished.... how annoying that I hired my porter by the distance, I should have paid him by the hour.
The last day for entering paintings. - Good grief! We've already arrived and my painting is not yet finished.... how annoying that I hired my porter by the distance, I should have paid him by the hour.
1846
Image Not Available for The Displeasure of a Sculpture Placed in the Middle of Paintings
The Displeasure of a Sculpture Placed in the Middle of Paintings
1857
Image Not Available for The Savage Bineau. Actual portrait drawn from nature, in the moment when this terrible person indulges in his favourite pastime, which consists of tearing up paintings and breaking all objects of art that he can lay his hands on.
The Savage Bineau. Actual portrait drawn from nature, in the moment when this terrible person indulges in his favourite pastime, which consists of tearing up paintings and breaking all objects of art that he can lay his hands on.
1848
Image Not Available for Damned landlord!... You are the source of all my troubles. It was you who insisted to be portrayed by me to cover the outstanding rent.... now the jury has rejected my paintings saying they were just too ugly! I am sure it wasn't my work they found to be horrible.... it was your face!
Damned landlord!... You are the source of all my troubles. It was you who insisted to be portrayed by me to cover the outstanding rent.... now the jury has rejected my paintings saying they were just too ugly! I am sure it wasn't my work they found to be horrible.... it was your face!
1859
Image Not Available for In Front of Meissonnier's paintings
In Front of Meissonnier's paintings
1852
Image Not Available for It's always risky to take a sensitive child to see the paintings of Mr. Gallait and to recite with a loud voice details of the decapitation of count Egmont.
It's always risky to take a sensitive child to see the paintings of Mr. Gallait and to recite with a loud voice details of the decapitation of count Egmont.
1852
Image Not Available for The Salon on Opening Day
The Salon on Opening Day
1857
Image Not Available for The other day, I pulled off another smart trick... I had set up a firm with a capital of ten million francs to exploit top boots in cardboard ... I had placed only eight shares worth a petty 1200 francs... I called together my eight shareholders and held forth in something like the following manner: "Ah! Good-day ye strolling gentlemen, how handsome you are, how fine you seem!" I promised them more cheese than bread, I gave them a 50% dividend, I warmed them up a bit and let them simmer... The following day they couldn't get hold of my shares fast enough, I placed all of them and at the next meeting I said: "The last time I did the books I made a mistake. I forgot to take into account the price of the cardboard and its fabrication. You must return the dividend I gave you, I'm going to hold it back... I put down nothing and kept back the r
The other day, I pulled off another smart trick... I had set up a firm with a capital of ten million francs to exploit top boots in cardboard ... I had placed only eight shares worth a petty 1200 francs... I called together my eight shareholders and held forth in something like the following manner: "Ah! Good-day ye strolling gentlemen, how handsome you are, how fine you seem!" I promised them more cheese than bread, I gave them a 50% dividend, I warmed them up a bit and let them simmer... The following day they couldn't get hold of my shares fast enough, I placed all of them and at the next meeting I said: "The last time I did the books I made a mistake. I forgot to take into account the price of the cardboard and its fabrication. You must return the dividend I gave you, I'm going to hold it back... I put down nothing and kept back the r
1838
Image Not Available for Come now, witness, you must tell us exactly what happened on April 12 last year.... - But Sir, this is 9 months ago... - Never mind that , tell us anyway!
Come now, witness, you must tell us exactly what happened on April 12 last year.... - But Sir, this is 9 months ago... - Never mind that , tell us anyway!
1846
Image Not Available for Adieu! Adieu! In the name of God, Adieu! Adieu! - Would you stop this! You cannot be serious. For the last two hours you are shouting Adieu... why don't you finally go!
Adieu! Adieu! In the name of God, Adieu! Adieu! - Would you stop this! You cannot be serious. For the last two hours you are shouting Adieu... why don't you finally go!
1841
Image Not Available for A gentleman who enjoys the satisfaction of having his mask taken
A gentleman who enjoys the satisfaction of having his mask taken
1846
Image Not Available for It's just because he's your friend, and because he has been introduced to me by you that I will let him subscribe to the last 20 shares of my colossal newspaper the European.... it will be a gold mine, and one day, he will thank you properly for it.
It's just because he's your friend, and because he has been introduced to me by you that I will let him subscribe to the last 20 shares of my colossal newspaper the European.... it will be a gold mine, and one day, he will thank you properly for it.
1845