Le Ventre Législatif (The Legislative Belly)

1834

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image shows a group of men seated inside a large, tiered, semi-circular hall. The men's bodies are visible from the waist up, showing them in various postures. The men have exaggerated facial features and are dressed in suits with high-collared shirts. Some wear hats, and one man wears eyeglasses. Items like papers and books are on the desks in front of them. The background includes rows of seating and a labeled wall or bench reading "BANQUES MINISTERES."

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Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1984

  • Master Prints from Washington Private Collections, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994, no. 36.

1992

  • Dürer to Diebenkorn: Recent Acquisitions of Art of Paper, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1992, no. 53.

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.

1996

  • Hults, Linda C. The Print in the Western World. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1996, 448-449; fig. 8.20, 449.

1997

  • Richler, Martha. National Gallery of Art, Washington: A World of Art. London, 1997: 121, fig. 19.

Inscriptions

lower right plate: h. Daumier; lower center plate: LE VENTRE LEGISLATIF. / Aspect des bancs ministériels de la chambre improstituée de 1834.; lower left plate: Chez Aubert, galerie vére dodat.; lower right plate: L.de Becquet, rue furstemberg 6.; upper left plate: 18.e Dessin de l'association mensuelle (mois de Janvier)

Wikidata ID

Q74897470

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