La promenade du Critique influent

published 1865

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image shows a group of men from the waist up. The central figure stands upright and reads from a piece of paper. The central person has a large mustache and sideburns, and wears a tall hat. He is dressed in a formal suit with a vest and bow tie under a coat. Surrounding him are several men with a variety of hats. A man on the left appears to be leaning forward, holding a top hat, while another on the right gestures with one hand. The background consists of crowded paintings and frames. There are no visible jewelry pieces on any individuals.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.9 x 21.9 cm (9 7/16 x 8 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 33.2 x 29.8 cm (13 1/16 x 11 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1992.14.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 3448, 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.

Inscriptions

upper center in plate: CROQUIS PRIS AU SALON par DAUMIER; lower right in plate: hD 22.; lower left in plate: Mon. Martinet, 172, r. Rivoli et 41,r. Vivienne; lower right in plate: lith Destouches, 28 r. Paradi s Pre; lower center in plate: La promenade du Critique influent.

Wikidata ID

Q75118168

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