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In the image, two figures are depicted in full-body views in a classical style. On the left, a person is leaning forward, holding a long spear or staff, with their head slightly bowed down. This figure is dressed in a tunic or ancient-style garment and is wearing a helmet with a prominent crest. On the right, there is a cherubic figure with wings, commonly recognized as depicting Cupid, standing in a relaxed pose with one hand on the hip and the other draped with a cloth. The cherub has curly hair adorned with what appears to be a laurel wreath. Both figures appear to be surrounded by a garden setting, with bushes and a visible tree branch on the left side. In the foreground, a watering can is placed near the cherubic figure, along with other gardening tools. The background consists of a simple, open landscape, providing little detail beyond a suggestion of a natural environment. The image is bordered with a line, and some text is visible below the scene.
National Gallery of Art · Print
Allons pour année papa mars ...
Honoré Daumier
- Date
- 1868
- Medium
- lithograph
- Classification
- Accession number
- 2015.143.839
- Credit line
- Corcoran Collection (Gift of Dr. Armand Hammer, 1983)
- Time span
- 1851 to 1875
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- figure
- plant
- Costume
- Man
NGA object ID 196818. 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.