La Boîte aux Lettres: A S. Ex. Mons le Ministre des finances
Date1838
Artist
Paul Gavarni
(French printmaker, illustrator, and painter, 1804–1866)
Illustration CitationLe Charivari, November 21, 1838
MediumSingle-color lithograph
Dimensionscomposition: 10 1/2 × 6 15/16 in. (26.7 × 17.6 cm)
sheet: 12 1/16 × 8 1/16 in. (30.6 × 20.5 cm)
sheet: 12 1/16 × 8 1/16 in. (30.6 × 20.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1978
Object number1978-459
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.
