This is a painting of an orangutan enclosed behind bars in the upper part of the composition, while a crowd in colorful clothing stands below, looking up with various expressions. Among the crowd are individuals in vivid attire, including a figure dressed in a colorful robe, another in striped pants holding a hat, and others wearing formal hats. The expressions on their faces range from wide-eyed amazement to comedic dismay. This is in style of Honoré Daumier.
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This is a painting of an orangutan enclosed behind bars in the upper part of the composition, while a crowd in colorful clothing stands below, looking up with various expressions. Among the crowd are individuals in vivid attire, including a figure dressed in a colorful robe, another in striped pants holding a hat, and others wearing formal hats. The expressions on their faces range from wide-eyed amazement to comedic dismay. This is in style of Honoré Daumier.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Bobonne... ne le regarde pas tant!

Honoré Daumier

Date
1836
Medium
hand-colored lithograph
Classification
Print
Accession number
1943.3.9365
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E

Portfolio and series

Series
Les Orangs-Outangs: pl.3

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Woman
  • Monkey
  • Hat
  • Man
  • Figures

NGA object ID 11880. 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.