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1857

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image shows an illustration from a publication dated 1857. The illustration depicts a man and a woman viewed from the waist up. The man stands upright, facing forward, while the woman stands beside him, slightly turned to her right, looking up at him. The man has a large nose, a prominent chin, and wears a hat. He is dressed in a suit with a cravat or bow tie. The woman has a headscarf or bonnet tied under her chin and wears a dress with a high collar and possibly a cape or shawl over her shoulders. Both figures have exaggerated facial features in a light-hearted caricature style. The background shows a museum or exhibition setting with a large portrait painting on the wall behind them. Other framed pictures are visible in the background, suggesting more art pieces in the setting. The illustration is sketched in a black and white style typical of 19th-century print works.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Accession Number

    2015.143.1434

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 2965, State ii/ii


Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q77010649

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