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The image shows two figures, a man and a woman. The man is slightly bent forward, raising his left hand high, holding a piece of food, while his right hand is handling a rooster. The woman stands to his left, holding a wrapped child. There are several fowl around them, including ducks, chickens, and a goose. The background features a wooden fence, a thatched structure, and some trees or bushes.
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The image shows two figures, a man and a woman. The man is slightly bent forward, raising his left hand high, holding a piece of food, while his right hand is handling a rooster. The woman stands to his left, holding a wrapped child. There are several fowl around them, including ducks, chickens, and a goose. The background features a wooden fence, a thatched structure, and some trees or bushes.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Aux petits des oisons, ils donnent la mangeaille ...

Honoré Daumier

Date
1846
Medium
lithograph
Classification
Print
Accession number
2015.143.362
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Dr. Armand Hammer, 1983)
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Woman
  • Chicken
  • Man
  • Building
  • Writing

NGA object ID 180180. 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.