Il admire les beautés de la nature - Plaine St. Denis

1846

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image is a full-body illustration of a couple standing side by side. The man is standing upright, facing forward with his right arm linked with the woman. He has a prominent facial profile with a large nose and chin and is wearing a tall top hat. His hair appears to be neatly styled. The woman, positioned slightly in front of him and to his left, has her head tilted gently toward him. Her face is obscured by the bonnet she is wearing. She is holding an open parasol. The man's attire consists of a jacket, while the woman is wearing a bonnet and a long dress typical of the 19th century. The woman also has a shawl draped over her shoulders. The background features a desolate-looking landscape with distant rolling hills or plains. The image is styled in an illustrative manner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on newsprint

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1979.49.54

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 1491, 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

Q65569882

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