Achille Fould

1849

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The illustration features a man with an exaggeratedly large head standing upright with his arms crossed over his chest. The man has a serious expression, dark, slicked-back hair, and is dressed in a dark, long coat with matching pants and shoes. In the background, there are faint outlines of multiple people and a figure on a podium or platform. The background is sketched with loose, light lines suggesting depth and perspective.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.40

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 1873, 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

Q65073709

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