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Monsieur le sténographe ...

1849

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names

Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

This is a drawing of a political assembly setting with exaggerated caricatures. There are two main scenes depicted: one with a man handing a document to another seated man, and the other with a man bending forward toward a smaller man. The art style uses exaggeration to convey the actions and energies in the scenes, highlighting the political nature. The text accompanying the images provides additional context for the interactions.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Gift of Dr. Armand Hammer)
Accession Number

2015.143.470
Catalogue Raisonné

Delteil, no. 1958, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q77009193

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