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A Pair of Boots
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A Pair of Boots

Date1887
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsUnframed: 12 7/8 × 16 1/4 × 1 1/8 in. (32.7 × 41.3 × 2.9 cm.)
Framed: 18 5/8 × 21 15/16 × 2 7/8 in. (47.3 × 55.7 × 7.3 cm.)
Credit LineThe Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland
Object number1950.302
ON VIEW Cone Wing, Gallery 4
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Last Updated1/11/24
Image Not Available for Robert Macaire, barrister. - My dear Bertrand, give me a hundred crowns and I'll get you acquitted right away. - I've no money. - All right, give me a hundred francs. - I haven't got a penny. - You don't even have ten francs? - Not a farthing. - Then give me your boots, and I'll plead extenuating circumstances.
Robert Macaire, barrister. - My dear Bertrand, give me a hundred crowns and I'll get you acquitted right away. - I've no money. - All right, give me a hundred francs. - I haven't got a penny. - You don't even have ten francs? - Not a farthing. - Then give me your boots, and I'll plead extenuating circumstances.
1836
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 Mr. Hume fantasizing about Julius Caesar polishing his boots.
Mr. Hume fantasizing about Julius Caesar polishing his boots.
1857
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The Boots
c. 1888
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Illustration for 'Puss in Boots'
c. 1900
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Puss in Boots
1843
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Cinderella; Puss in Boots
1843
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Puss in Boots
1843
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Puss in Boots
1843
Image Not Available for What's my fatherland to me? that’s like the sole of my boots... well, looks like I’ll soon be stateless…
What's my fatherland to me? that’s like the sole of my boots... well, looks like I’ll soon be stateless…
1842
Image Not Available for Early morning visit of a creditor concerning the boots
Early morning visit of a creditor concerning the boots
1839
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Puss in Boots
Gustave Doré
c. 1867