Plate Four from Misery
Charles Rambert
1851
Medium
Lithograph in black on cream China paper, laid down on ivory wove paper (chine collé)
Dimensions
Image: 23.7 × 17.5 cm (9 3/8 × 6 15/16 in.); Primary support: 27.1 × 19.4 cm (10 11/16 × 7 11/16 in.); Secondary support: 43.2 × 29.7 cm (17 1/16 × 11 3/4 in.)
Classification
lithograph
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
207050
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
The text on this print translates as, “Misery shows the man who is hungry, those who abuse everything. This ugly contrast puts hatred and envy in his heart, and will make him guilty."