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Une erreur excuable

1857

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names

Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image depicts a man and a woman sitting closely together. The man has a tall hat, a narrow face, a prominent nose, and short hair. The woman wears a bonnet tied under her chin and a long, voluminous dress. Several chickens are around them. The background shows lightly sketched trees on the right and a building or wall on the left.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

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

2015.143.700
Catalogue Raisonné

Delteil, no. 2916, State ii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q77013869

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