Honoré Daumier, “Morning visit from a creditor concerning the boots”, ca. 1840.
Featured on PDR in the essay The Art of Making Debts: Accounting for an Obsession in 19th-Century France
Being in debt was once an artful *promenade* — the process of eluding creditors through disguise and deceit. Erika Vause explores a forgotten financial history: the pervasive humor that once accompanied the literature and visual culture of debt.
Also appearing in the essay…
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Other works by the artist in the archive…
Morning Visit from a Creditor Concerning the Boots
Artist
Date
1840
Image Size
800 x 1082
