Little Piglet
Honore Daumier (1808-1879),Hein ! Comme il regarde les cervelas, lithograph, plate 51 from the series Moeurs Conjugales, published in Le Charivari in 1842, and in Album Moeurs Conjugales in 1843, a sur blanc impression (without letterpress verso, on strong wove paper), in good condition with only slight toning, Daumier Register 674, second state (of 3), 8.3 x 9 inches.
A fine impression.
Here’s the translation from the Daumier Register:
Original Text:
Hein ! Comme il regarde les cervelas, les jambons… Nous aimerons donc l’tat de papa…. petit cochon!….
Translation:
Look! See how his eyes are on the saveloys and the ham…. it seems we like Papa’s job?….. my little piglet!