The Thick and the Thin ('Le gros et le maigre')

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Title	The Thick and the Thin ('Le gros et le maigre')
Material and technique	Black chalk, pen and black ink
Object type	Drawing > Two-dimensional object > Art object Drawing (recto) > Drawing > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Height 398 mm Width 284 mm
Artists	Draughtsman: Honoré Daumier
Accession number	F II 41 recto (PK)
Credits	Loan Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (former Koenigs collection), 1940
Department	Drawings & Prints
Acquisition date	1940
Creation date	in circa 1850-1870
Collector	Collector / Franz Koenigs
Material	Pen > Artist's material > Material > Material and technique Paper > Vegetable material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique Black chalk > Chalk > Artist's material > Material > Material and technique Black ink > Ink > Artist's material > Material > Material and technique
Object	Drawing > Two-dimensional object > Art object Drawing (recto) > Drawing > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Geographical origin	France > Western Europe > Europe

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