Le Futur monument de Napoléon aux Invalides

1842

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

Four individuals are shown from head to toe, bent over and observing something on the ground. On the left, a man wearing a black top hat and brown coat is bending forward. Next to him, a woman is wearing a yellow and red scarf on her head and a black dress, also bending forward. In the center, a small child with short light brown hair is dressed in light-colored clothes and is bent over, looking at the ground. To their right, an older man in a navy blue coat with a white sash looks down, carrying a sword and holding a circular hat. The background shows a light-colored wall with column shadows, suggesting an architectural setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand-colored lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2987

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 981, State ii/iii


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

Q64957823

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