Caricaturana: Monsieur Bertrand, la confiance de mes concitoyens...
Date1838
Artist
Honoré Daumier
(French painter, printmaker, and sculptor, 1808–1879)
Illustration CitationLe Charivari, April 22, 1838
MediumSingle-color lithograph
Dimensionssheet: 12 5/16 × 9 3/16 in. (31.3 × 23.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1978
Object number1978-433
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextThe caption translates to read: Mr. Bertrand, my fellow citizens have entrusted me with the running of this administration and I regret to inform you that, leaving aside whatever desire I may have to help you, I dare not take the risk. You can't hide it, your conduct up until now has been rather rash, the word has got around about you... The administration can only take on those men totally beyond reproach. Otherwise, where would we be, by heavens!!
