L'Ex-Colonel

1842

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image depicts two full-length figures in a room. On the left, a man stands with folded arms, wearing a top hat, long military coat, and a sword at his hip. He stands confidently with one leg forward. On the right, another man stands upright, gesturing as if in conversation. He wears a vest over a collared shirt with rolled-up sleeves. In the background, there is a suggestion of a mirror reflecting two individuals in top hats. The room is sparse with a plain wall, a hat on a hook, and handwritten notes and artist signatures on the perimeter.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1950.16.31

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 849, State i/iii


Artwork history & notes

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. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy.

Wikidata ID

Q65356865

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