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Insurance Against Fire Only
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Insurance Against Fire Only

Daten.d.
MediumEtching and engraving
Dimensions124 × 226 mm. (4 7/8 × 8 7/8 in.)
Credit LineGarrett Collection
Object number1946.112.12401
NOT ON VIEW
Last Updated1/11/24
Image Not Available for Yes sir, in exchange for a small premium with our insurance, you can be assured for death....for death in a proper gentlemanly manner. When you go off in a fine hearse, very comfortable, to be mourned by the poor people of the district, and leaving an inconsolable widow in golden letters on your grave.... - And if you don't keep your promises? - Then you can still give us a receipt and sue us before a tribunal.
Yes sir, in exchange for a small premium with our insurance, you can be assured for death....for death in a proper gentlemanly manner. When you go off in a fine hearse, very comfortable, to be mourned by the poor people of the district, and leaving an inconsolable widow in golden letters on your grave.... - And if you don't keep your promises? - Then you can still give us a receipt and sue us before a tribunal.
1838
Image Not Available for Delighted to find himself on show, the original takes his wife to the exhibition, and places her before his image to enjoy the opinion of the crowd. - Look, some say, it's the Chinese commissioner Lin! - No, others say, don't you see, it's natural history! - It's... resumes one gentleman in possession of the catalogue, it's the portrait of Mr. D..... insurance broker: - Oh well, with a bonce like that he doesn't need to insure himself, he'll not easily be snatched up. (Madame, his wife, leaves exceedingly flattered)
Delighted to find himself on show, the original takes his wife to the exhibition, and places her before his image to enjoy the opinion of the crowd. - Look, some say, it's the Chinese commissioner Lin! - No, others say, don't you see, it's natural history! - It's... resumes one gentleman in possession of the catalogue, it's the portrait of Mr. D..... insurance broker: - Oh well, with a bonce like that he doesn't need to insure himself, he'll not easily be snatched up. (Madame, his wife, leaves exceedingly flattered)
1842
Image Not Available for Minerva Defending Painting Against Envy and Ignorance
Minerva Defending Painting Against Envy and Ignorance
c. 1675
Image Not Available for The Oyster. (You'll wake me up at dinner time.) Big, fat, thick, plump, greedy, wakes up only for the purpose of taking in food and sleeps only for the purpose of digesting it. The oyster does not eat for living, but lives for eating. Its locomotive and industrial apparatus are non existent. It vegetates on the spot and its existence is manifested only by the exactitude, the number and the quality of the meals. The entire energy of the oyster is located in the stomach. One might call it an animal of pleasure, its only mission in life being to consume without working, while others work without consuming. It seems to be perfectly at ease with this providential mission. (Lacépède – Natural History.)
The Oyster. (You'll wake me up at dinner time.) Big, fat, thick, plump, greedy, wakes up only for the purpose of taking in food and sleeps only for the purpose of digesting it. The oyster does not eat for living, but lives for eating. Its locomotive and industrial apparatus are non existent. It vegetates on the spot and its existence is manifested only by the exactitude, the number and the quality of the meals. The entire energy of the oyster is located in the stomach. One might call it an animal of pleasure, its only mission in life being to consume without working, while others work without consuming. It seems to be perfectly at ease with this providential mission.
(Lacépède – Natural History.)
1837
Image Not Available for Christ's Speech Against Scribes and Pharisees
Christ's Speech Against Scribes and Pharisees
1593
Image Not Available for Beware Against False Prophets
Beware Against False Prophets
1593
Image Not Available for Age Does Not Protect Against Folly (Alter schützt vor Thorheit nicht)
Age Does Not Protect Against Folly (Alter schützt vor Thorheit nicht)
c. 1821
Image Not Available for From Croquis de Voyage de 1843, plate 7: Moored Boats Against Rising Sun
From Croquis de Voyage de 1843, plate 7: Moored Boats Against Rising Sun
n.d.
Image Not Available for English Garden with Willow and Urn (upper left); Ox Scratching against a Gnarled Oak (upper right); Gnarled Oak with Flute-Playing Shepherd Sitting on Branch (lower right); Young Shepherd with a Cow (lower left)
English Garden with Willow and Urn (upper left); Ox Scratching against a Gnarled Oak (upper right); Gnarled Oak with Flute-Playing Shepherd Sitting on Branch (lower right); Young Shepherd with a Cow (lower left)
1795-96
Image Not Available for Landscape with Cattle, Cow Rubbing Against a Tree
Landscape with Cattle, Cow Rubbing Against a Tree
n.d.
Image Not Available for Man in a Coat and Fur Cap Leaning Against a Bank
Man in a Coat and Fur Cap Leaning Against a Bank
c. 1630, printed c. 1810
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Augsburg Makes a Start Against the French Bavarian Army
n.d.