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The image features a woman standing on a platform in an elegant gown, facing left. Four seated older individuals are attentively listening to her. The room is decorated with large framed artworks and has a refined interior.
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The image features a woman standing on a platform in an elegant gown, facing left. Four seated older individuals are attentively listening to her. The room is decorated with large framed artworks and has a refined interior.

National Gallery of Art · Print

...dussent-ils me maudire. Ces barbares parens...

Honoré Daumier

Date
1844
Medium
lithograph on newsprint
Classification
Print
Accession number
1979.49.81
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Les Bas-bleus: pl.36

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • girl
  • portrait
  • Seated figure
  • interior
  • architecture
  • group
  • figure
  • Writing

NGA object ID 57243. 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.