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1846

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

Three figures are depicted, a man and a woman sitting with a child. The man is standing behind a wooden surface. His facial features show wide-open eyes and a slightly agape mouth. His curly hair is slightly disheveled. He is wearing a traditional judicial robe with a cravat and there is a top hat on the table. The woman is wearing a dark cloak that covers her head. The child is crouched next to her in a dark garment. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1953.6.38

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 1358, State ii/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

Q65357016

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