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The image shows two men walking in profile from left to right. Both men are bending slightly forward as they walk. The man on the left has a beard, a wide-brimmed hat, and a plaid outfit. He is holding a staff. The man on the right is wearing a similar wide-brimmed hat, a long coat, and checkered pants. He is holding an artist's portfolio and a stick. Both men have packs on their backs. The background shows a barren, rocky landscape with sparse trees in the distance under a cloudy sky.
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The image shows two men walking in profile from left to right. Both men are bending slightly forward as they walk. The man on the left has a beard, a wide-brimmed hat, and a plaid outfit. He is holding a staff. The man on the right is wearing a similar wide-brimmed hat, a long coat, and checkered pants. He is holding an artist's portfolio and a stick. Both men have packs on their backs. The background shows a barren, rocky landscape with sparse trees in the distance under a cloudy sky.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A la recherche d'une forêt en Champagne (In Search of a Forest in Champagne)

Honoré Daumier

Date
1847
Medium
lithograph on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 32.8 x 23.6 cm (12 15/16 x 9 5/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1998.118.5
Credit line
Gift of David E. Rust
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Les Artistes [Delteil 1725-1728]

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • occupation
  • genre
  • lithograph
  • Artist
  • male
  • caricature
  • social criticism
Provenance

Mr. David E. Rust, Washington, D. C.; gift to NGA, 1998.

Inscription

lower left in stone: h.D.; lower right in stone: 1135; lower left below image in stone: Imp.Aubert & Cie.; lower right below image in stone: Chez Aubert Pl. de la Bourse.; upper center above image in stone: LES ARTISTES.; upper right above image in stone: No.1.; lower center below image in stone: A la recherche d'une forêt en Champagne.

NGA object ID 108418. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.