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Honoré Daumier
(26th Feb, 1808 - 10th Feb, 1879)
Le Défenseur
Credit:
Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée d'Orsay) / Michèle Bellot
Paris, musée d'Orsay, conservé au musée du Louvre
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Keywords:
muff (garment)
lawyer
group
sitting
building (interior)
court of law
contemporary costume
figure study
standing (pose)
closing argument
accused
old age
man
woman
jeunesse
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About the artwork
Title:
Le Défenseur
Periods:
19th century
contemporary period from 1789 until 1914
XIXth century
Techniques:
black chalk
watercolour
grey ink
wash with grey
pen (drawing)
gouache highlighits
Dimensions:
190 x 295
Inventory number:
RF36581-recto
See more about this artwork:
On the Histoire par l'Image website
About the author(s)
Author:
Honoré Daumier
Also known as:
Honore Daumier
Honoré Victorin Daumier
Honor Daumier
Born:
26th Feb, 1808
Dead:
10th Feb, 1879
Country:
France
See more about this author on Wikipedia:
Honoré Daumier
(French:
[ɔnɔʁe domje]
; February 26, 1808 – February 10, 1879) was a French printmaker, caricaturist, painter, and sculptor, whose many works offer commentary on social and political life in France in the 19th century. Daumier produced over 500 paintings, 4000 lithographs, 1000 wood engravings, 1000 drawings and 100 sculptures. A prolific draftsman, he was perhaps best known for his caricatures of political figures and satires on the behavior of his countrymen, although…
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