Grand escalier du Palais de justice. Vue de face

1848

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

Two figures are shown on a set of stairs. The figure closest to the bottom has dark hair and a serious expression, wearing a dark robe with a white bib-like accessory, a brimmed cap, and carrying documents under one arm. The other figure, positioned further up the stairs, has light hair and a neutral expression, wearing a similar robe, neckpiece, and cap. The background shows stairs leading into a large building, with another figure ascending in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1953.6.50

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 1372, State iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1979

  • Honoré Daumier, 1808-1879, NGA, 1979, no. 53.

1983

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., May 1983.

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

Q65357044

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