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This is a drawing of a butcher's shop. Two individuals are depicted among hanging carcasses. The central figure raises a flag while pointing upwards. The person on the left holds a pole with a piece of meat tied to the top and seems to interact with the second figure on the right. The background shows hanging meat or carcasses. The drawing portrays a moment of interaction through expression and gesture. It is rendered in a sketch-like style with visible pencil strokes.
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This is a drawing of a butcher's shop. Two individuals are depicted among hanging carcasses. The central figure raises a flag while pointing upwards. The person on the left holds a pole with a piece of meat tied to the top and seems to interact with the second figure on the right. The background shows hanging meat or carcasses. The drawing portrays a moment of interaction through expression and gesture. It is rendered in a sketch-like style with visible pencil strokes.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Allons, v'la encore le mouton qui a haussé

Honoré Daumier

Date
1858
Medium
lithograph
Classification
Print
Accession number
2015.143.1253
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

  • Woman
  • Costume
  • inscription
  • calligraphic
  • Food
  • Man

NGA object ID 197082. 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.