Félix Saint-Priest

1849

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image shows a caricature of a person standing upright. The person has exaggerated facial features, with a long, elongated face and pronounced nose. The hair is messy and stands up at various angles. They are wearing round spectacles that appear quite large. The clothing consists of a dark, buttoned uniform, and the person is holding a box or chest in their hands. An envelope is visible in their grasp. In the background, there are sketches of several figures, likely a crowd, drawn in a lighter pencil. The setting appears to be busy, with various expressions and postures depicted among the background figures. The scene is rendered in a monochromatic pencil sketch style.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.45

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 1865, State i/ii


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1958

  • Honoré Daumier Anniversary Exhibition, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1958, no. 99.

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

Q65073714

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