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The image depicts three adult figures and an infant. Two women stand on the left, facing a man holding the baby on the right. The woman on the far left raises her arm, the central figure gazes intensely at the man, and the woman on the left has her back partially towards the viewer. The man has short, curled hair and an alarmed expression, and is dressed in a patterned outfit. The women have different hairstyles and wear dark dresses. The backdrop shows simple wall lines, likely representing an interior room.
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The image depicts three adult figures and an infant. Two women stand on the left, facing a man holding the baby on the right. The woman on the far left raises her arm, the central figure gazes intensely at the man, and the woman on the left has her back partially towards the viewer. The man has short, curled hair and an alarmed expression, and is dressed in a patterned outfit. The women have different hairstyles and wear dark dresses. The backdrop shows simple wall lines, likely representing an interior room.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Ah! il prétend m'empêcher d'aller...

Honoré Daumier

Date
1849
Medium
lithograph in black on newsprint
Dimensions
image: 24 x 19.9 cm (9 7/16 x 7 13/16 in.) sheet: 36.2 x 25.2 cm (14 1/4 x 9 15/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1991.150.91
Credit line
Gift of William B. O'Neal
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Les Femmes Socialistes

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • lithograph
  • social criticism
  • genre
Provenance

Professor William B. O'Neal [1907-1994], Charlottesville, VA; gift 1991 to the National Gallery of Art.

Inscription

across top printed: LES FEMMES SOCIALISTES. 4.; lower left plate: h.D.; lower right plate: 1304; below image, across bottom printed: Chez Aubert Pl. de la Bourse Imp. Aubert & C.ie / --Ah! il prétend m'empecher d'aller communier avec nos huit cents frères à la barrièr du Maine..... / il faut que je punisse tant d'insolence! / --Arretez, Eglantine, laissez ce tyran aux remords de sa conscience.; by later hand, lower right in graphite: 20 / 1921

NGA object ID 73546. 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.