Un Jour de Grande Tenue

1844

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image features two full-bodied figures standing side by side. The figure on the right is in a frontal position, facing forward and with one hand raised in a salute. This person has a large nose, pronounced facial features, and is wearing a tall, decorated military hat with a plume and a patterned emblem. Their hair is short and appears unkempt, sticking out from under the hat. The clothing is a detailed military uniform with buttons and a prominent collar. The figure on the left is shown in profile, facing left, and has a slim build with a defined mustache and a similar tall hat. This person's clothing is also a military uniform, with a belt crossing the chest. The background is plain and unadorned.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David E. Rust

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 34.1 x 25.4 cm (13 7/16 x 10 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.54.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil 1969, no. 1096, State ii/ii

  • Series Title

    Les Beaux Jours de la vie

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

David E. Rust, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2010.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1906

  • Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustre. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, 1906-1926. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969: no.1096, ii/ii

Inscriptions

lower left in image: hD 596; upper center: LES BEAUX JOURS DE LA VIE; lower left: Chez Aubert et Cie Pl. de la Bourse, 29; lower center: UN JOUR DE GRAND TENUE / Je crois avoir ainsi...

Wikidata ID

Q76440116

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