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The image features a man with exaggerated caricature proportions in a full-body stance. The man's facial features are emphasized, with a large head, a prominent forehead, a sharp nose, short dark hair styled to the side, small eyeglasses, and a profile view facing left. He is wearing an elegant, dark suit with a long coat, a waistcoat, a white shirt, and a bow tie, and is carrying a bundle of rolled papers under his left arm. In the background, there are light, indistinct figures of people, suggesting a group setting. The background consists of sketchy lines, implying a crowd in a monochromatic style.
National Gallery of Art · Print
Arm. Jacques Lherbette
Honoré Daumier
- Date
- 1849
- Medium
- lithograph
- Classification
- Accession number
- 1949.5.53
- Credit line
- Rosenwald Collection
- Time span
- 1826 to 1850
- Department
- CG-E
Portfolio and series
- Series
- Les Représentans représentés (second series): pl.2
Subjects and terms
- French
- Costume
- Book
- Portrait
- Man
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