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This is a drawing of a theater scene with a large clownish figure and an audience. The drawing shows a theatrical performance with a character resembling a clown on the right, and an audience on the left. The audience is depicted in rows, with a seated figure above operating the curtain. The scene conveys a sense of theatricality and humor, capturing the atmosphere of a performance.
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This is a drawing of a theater scene with a large clownish figure and an audience. The drawing shows a theatrical performance with a character resembling a clown on the right, and an audience on the left. The audience is depicted in rows, with a seated figure above operating the curtain. The scene conveys a sense of theatricality and humor, capturing the atmosphere of a performance.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Baissez le rideau, la farce est jouée (Lower the Curtain, the Farce is Over)

Honoré Daumier

Date
1834
Medium
lithograph
Dimensions
image: 19.9 x 27.7 cm (7 13/16 x 10 7/8 in.) sheet: 27.5 x 36.1 cm (10 13/16 x 14 3/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1943.3.2937
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
La Caricature: pl. 421

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • interior
  • architecture
  • Costume
  • Fabric
  • Man
  • Figures

NGA object ID 6113. 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.