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1846

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image shows three men from the waist up in a courtroom setting. The man on the left is seated and appears asleep with his head leaning forward. He has a round, clean-shaven face with long hair under his tall hat. His attire consists of a robe or coat with a white collar. The central man stands and leans towards the man on the right. He wears a flat cap, has a beard and spectacles, and is dressed similarly to the seated man. He places one hand on a table with documents and a folded cloth. The rightmost man leans over a railing towards the man in the hat with a tense expression. His hair is unkempt, and his attire looks less formal. The background shows a crowd of indistinct faces, focusing on the three men in the foreground.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3021

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 1357, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1931

  • Prints and Drawings Relating to Lawyers and the Law, organized for the 54th annual Convention of the American Bar Association, Atlantic City Auditorium, 1931, no. 107, repro.

1958

  • Honoré Daumier: Exhibition of Prints, Drawings, Watercolors, Paintings, and Sculpture, Los Angeles County Museum, 1958, no. 118.

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

Q64957903

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