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A Confession Of Faith. “Yes Sir, I bared my political life in pure sincerity before my country. I was convinced that my true love for our institutions would make me worthy of representing my fellow citizens. I was wrong, Monsieur, it seems the nation wasn't ready for this yet,” plate 23 from Les Baigneurs
1842
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Lithograph in black, with scraping on stone on white wove paper, with letterpress verso
- Dimensions
- Image: 20.2 × 23.1 cm (8 × 9 1/8 in.); Sheet: 25.2 × 31 cm (9 15/16 × 12 1/4 in.)
- Collection no.
- RX20769/2126
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
Honoré Daumier. A Confession Of Faith. “Yes Sir, I bared my political life in pure sincerity before my country. I was convinced that my true love for our institutions would make me worthy of representing my fellow citizens. I was wrong, Monsieur, it seems the nation wasn't ready for this yet,” plate 23 from Les Baigneurs. Art Institute of Chicago. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
A Confession Of Faith. “Yes Sir, I bared my political life in pure sincerity before my country. I was convinced that my true love for our institutions would make me worthy of representing my fellow citizens. I was wrong, Monsieur, it seems the nation wasn't ready for this yet,” plate 23 from Les Baigneurs — Honoré Daumier. 1842.
Medium: Lithograph in black, with scraping on stone on white wove paper, with letterpress verso. Dimensions: Image: 20.2 × 23.1 cm (8 × 9 1/8 in.); Sheet: 25.2 × 31 cm (9 15/16 × 12 1/4 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.