La Boîte aux Lettres: Monsieur le sargent major
Date1838
Artist
Paul Gavarni
(French printmaker, illustrator, and painter, 1804–1866)
Illustration CitationLe Charivari, October 27, 1838
MediumSingle-color lithograph
Dimensionscomposition: 10 9/16 × 7 in. (26.8 × 17.8 cm)
sheet: 12 1/8 × 8 in. (30.8 × 20.3 cm)
sheet: 12 1/8 × 8 in. (30.8 × 20.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1978
Object number1978-456
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.
