The image depicts a caricature of a person with exaggerated features, including a large head, wild hair, heavy-lidded eyes, a pronounced nose, and a downturned mouth. The person is leaning forward with a bent posture, dressed in a suit with a bowtie, pants, and shoes. A piece of paper or book is tucked under one arm. Surrounding text at the top reads "Les Représentans Représentés," and below the figure, it mentions "Crémieux (Ministre en expectative)." The background has a light, newsprint-like texture, with a shadow cast by the person on the ground.
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The image depicts a caricature of a person with exaggerated features, including a large head, wild hair, heavy-lidded eyes, a pronounced nose, and a downturned mouth. The person is leaning forward with a bent posture, dressed in a suit with a bowtie, pants, and shoes. A piece of paper or book is tucked under one arm. Surrounding text at the top reads "Les Représentans Représentés," and below the figure, it mentions "Crémieux (Ministre en expectative)." The background has a light, newsprint-like texture, with a shadow cast by the person on the ground.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Adolphe Crémieux

Honoré Daumier

Date
1848
Medium
lithograph
Classification
Print
Accession number
2015.143.441
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Dr. Armand Hammer, 1983)
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • Costume
  • Portrait
  • Man

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