La Boîte aux Lettres: Mon cher Amis
Date1838
Artist
Paul Gavarni
(French printmaker, illustrator, and painter, 1804–1866)
Illustration CitationLe Charivari, November 14, 1838
MediumSingle-color lithograph
Dimensionscomposition: 10 9/16 × 6 13/16 in. (26.8 × 17.3 cm)
sheet: 12 1/8 × 7 7/8 in. (30.8 × 20 cm)
sheet: 12 1/8 × 7 7/8 in. (30.8 × 20 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1978
Object number1978-461
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextGavarni's series "La Boîte aux Lettres," or "The Mailbox," poked fun at the concerns of the French middle class, through their letters. Here the letter in question comes from a pawn-broker to the young wastrel who has pawned his belongings to support his lifestyle.
