Le Constitutionnel contemplant l'horizon politique

1849

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

This is a drawing of a man on a pedestal looking through a telescope at a crowd of people reading newspapers. The man on the pedestal is holding a telescope, while the people below are engrossed in reading newspapers with headlines like "La Gazette de France," "Le Siècle," and "Le Charivari." The drawing features detailed pencil work emphasizing the textures of clothing and facial expressions.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3210

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 1909, State i/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

Q64958273

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