Fortune Makes one Forget Friends
Honore Daumier (1808-79),La fortune fait oublier les amis,lithograph, plate 31 from the series Caricaturana, published in Le Charivari in 1837; later in Album Caricaturana (Les Robert Macaires) (1838). Daumier Register 385, third state (of 3) This impression is hand colored, on a cream wove paper, without letterpress verso (sur blanc), in generally good condition, paper toned toward edges. 9 x 9 inches
A very good impression, with the colors vivid.
From Daumier Register:
Original Text:
La fortune fait oublier les amis.
John ! Portez ces 500 f. a Mr le Cure pour les pauvres de la paroisse. Quon sache bien que cest moi qui les donne. Oui, Monsieur le Comte Joubliais de dire a Monsieur que cet homme est revenu. Quel homme ? Ce pauvre homme qui pretend etre un ancien ami de Mr. Le Comte, il sappelle Bertrand – Bertrand. Bertrand ! Je ne connais pas ca. Dites toujours que je ny suis pas.
Translation:
Fortune makes one forget one’s friends.
– John, take these 500 F to the minister for the poor of the parish. Be sure to make it quite clear that they came from me.
-Yes, Monsieur le Comte…. I forgot to tell Monsieur that this man has come back.
– What man?
– That poor man who pretends to be an old friend of Monsieur le Comte. His name is Bertrand.
– Bertrand? I don’t know this person… just tell him that I’m not home.