Honoré DaumierFrench, 1808–1879Le mardi gras
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Not on view at present
Where is “Le mardi gras” now? Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Washington, D.C., United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- 2015.143.323
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In the catalog
Sources
- National Gallery of Art
- Image: National Gallery of Art — Museum open access
In the life of Honoré Daumier
The whole lifeApril 1842
Furniture Sold to Cover Debts
Debts and financial difficulties accompanied Daumier for most of his life: in April 1842 his furniture was sold at auction by court order to pay off his debts.
mid-1840s
The Series "Les Gens de Justice"
Around the mid-1840s Daumier began publishing his famous caricatures of lawyers, "Les Gens de Justice," a biting satire of judges, attorneys, and defendants that eventually comprised 39 subjects.
1846
Move to the Île Saint-Louis; Meeting Baudelaire
In 1846 the couple moved to 9 Quai d'Anjou on the Île Saint-Louis, where they lived until 1863. Writers and artists gathered at the nearby Hôtel de Lauzun; there Daumier met Baudelaire, who became his close friend and champion, and grew close to Corot, Courbet, Delacroix, Millet, and Rousseau.
2 February 1846
Birth of His Son Honoré
On 2 February 1846 the seamstress Alexandrine Dassy gave birth to Daumier's son, named Honoré.
16 April 1846
Marriage to Alexandrine Dassy
On 16 April 1846 Daumier married Alexandrine Dassy.
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