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--l'assiette au beurre

philanthrope

dentiste

LES CENT ET UN ROBERT MACAIRE was published in Paris by Aubert et Cie in 1840. In 101 lithographs,  Honoré Daumier creates, explores and expands upon the character of Robert Macaire. Originally a cut-throat in a boulevard play, Macaire became in Daumier's hands (and in Philipon's acid texts) the emblem of the pervasive dishonesty of the July monarchy.  ,We see here, for example, Macaire as a Journalist who presents his editor with an article that "rips to shreds" a new law. Upon being informed that his journal is supposed to defend the law, he replies that he'll' touch up the article and write a "frothy piece in favor of that very same law." Or again, Macaire and his assistant Robert, establish a “société du clystère” (an enema club) as a way of cleaning out the gullible of their money under the guise of “phlanthropy.”  The truculent Macaire is the incarnation of the ruthless pursuit of money and advantage, all perfectly acceptable in the atmosphere of “enrichissez-vous.” 
 

speculateur

journaliste

use these link for more information on Daumier: 

http://www.hs.port.ac.uk/wm/paint/auth/daumier/
http://piranesi.anu.edu.au/midjpg/prints.midjpg/bysubject/display00035.html