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M.L.P.F. Esquirou de Parieu

1850

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names

Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image shows a man standing sideways on a raised platform or podium, reading from a piece of paper. The man has exaggerated facial features, wearing a dark suit with a high-collared shirt and bow tie. He appears focused as an indistinct crowd surrounds him. The background indicates a lecture or speech setting. The man holds the paper as he reads, with no visible jewelry or additional objects in sight.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1949.5.39
Catalogue Raisonné

Delteil, no. 1874, State i/ii

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

Q65073708

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