Harvard Art Museums > M21986.86: The Eloquence of the Chair. / " Ah! public morality! Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Add to Collection Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"The Eloquence of the Chair. / " Ah! public morality! (Paul Gavarni) , M21986.86,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 16, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/56485. Identification and Creation Object Number M21986.86 People Paul Gavarni, French (Paris 1804 - 1866 Paris) Title The Eloquence of the Chair. / " Ah! public morality! Other Titles Original Language Title: L'Éloquence de la Chair./"Ah! la morale publique!....mais, brigadier, avez-vous médité pendant vingt cinq ans la moralité de l'histoire, vous?....qu'est ce qu'a été le public de tous les temps? voyons! un troupeau de dindons...dindons partisans, dindons ralliés, menés, retournés, protégés, éclairés, édifiés, glorifiés, glorifiés de toutes les façons; dindons qui font tous les auditoires, matière de toutes les vanités, aliment de toutes les ambitions, enfin tout ce qui est pature en ce monde de mangeurs et de mangés...enfin tous les mangés! Eh! bien, qui a fait la morâle de tous les temps, brigadier?...les mangeurs. Series/Book Title: Le Charivari, vol.12, 1843 Classification Prints Work Type print Date 1843 Places Creation Place: Europe, France Culture French Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/56485 Physical Descriptions Technique Lithograph Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Melvin R. Seiden Accession Year 1992 Object Number M21986.86 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Related Works M21986.1-183 Various Artists Le Charivari, Volume 12 (July-December 1843) Prints Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
