No, Ladies and Gentlemen! I Have Not Come to This Place to Sell You False and Questionable Drugs! . . .

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No, Ladies and Gentlemen! I Have Not Come to This Place to Sell You False and Questionable Drugs! . . .

c. 1870s

Gustave Frison (French, 1850–died after 1915)

Numerous satirical prints were devoted to the exploits of the unlicensed dentist Georges Fattet, who enjoyed spectacular but short-lived success in mid-nineteenth-century Paris. Believing all publicity to be good publicity, Fattet commissioned many of the paintings, prints, and even caricatures that flaunted his flamboyant habits.

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Object Details

Title:

No, Ladies and Gentlemen! I Have Not Come to This Place to Sell You False and Questionable Drugs! . . .
"Non, Mesdames et Messieurs! Je ne suis pas venu sur cette place pour vous vendre des drogues factices et indubitables! . . . "

Date:

c. 1870s

Artist:

Gustave Frison (French, 1850–died after 1915)

Medium:

Stencil-colored metal relief print

Dimensions:

Plate: 9 x 8 1/2 inches (22.9 x 21.6 cm) Sheet: 12 7/16 x 9 1/2 inches (31.6 x 24.1 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

The William H. Helfand Collection, 1993

Accession Number:

1993-105-62

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