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This is an image of a man on horseback next to a large bouquet held by multiple figures. The drawing shows a caricature of a bearded man wearing a hat riding a horse and holding a stick. Several figures are humorously carrying an oversized bouquet with three faces emerging from it. The sketch is detailed with shading and line work to depict motion. The artwork conveys whimsy and critique, typical of satirical art.
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This is an image of a man on horseback next to a large bouquet held by multiple figures. The drawing shows a caricature of a bearded man wearing a hat riding a horse and holding a stick. Several figures are humorously carrying an oversized bouquet with three faces emerging from it. The sketch is detailed with shading and line work to depict motion. The artwork conveys whimsy and critique, typical of satirical art.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Bouquet envoyé ... A l'empereur de Russie ...

Honoré Daumier

Date
1854
Medium
lithograph
Classification
Print
Accession number
2015.143.1144
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Dr. Armand Hammer, 1983)
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Seated figure
  • Horse
  • Figures
  • Spear
  • Writing

NGA object ID 197026. 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.