Posing as a member of the agricultural show of his provence
Series TitleLes Bon Bourgeois
Original Language TitlePosant en membre du comice d'Agriculture de son département
Artist
Honoré Daumier
(French, 1808 - 1879)
Printer
Pierre Louis Hippolyte Destouches
(French, active 1853 - 1869)
Publisher
Maison Martinet
(French, active 1870–1880s)
Date1865
MediumLithograph
DimensionsSheet: 11 3/4 × 11 5/16 inches (29.85 × 28.73 cm)
Mat: 19 5/8 × 12 3/4 inches (49.86 × 32.39 cm)
Mat: 19 5/8 × 12 3/4 inches (49.86 × 32.39 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2017.68.303
SignedInitialed on original image, lower left, in black pencil: "h.D.";
On sheet recto, bottom, in black type: "Mon. Martinet 172 r. Rivoli et 41 r. Vivienne", "Lith. Destouches, 28 r. Paradis Pre"
InscribedTitled on sheet recto, top, in black type: "Les Bons Bourgeois";
Captioned on sheet recto, bottom, in black type: "Posant en membre du comice d'Agriculture de son départment." [Translation: Posing as a member of the agricultural show of his province."
MarkingsOn sheet recto, upper right, in black type: "1";
On sheet recto, upper right, in pencil: "35".
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DescriptionIllustration published in Le Charivari of a man having his portrait taken outdoors. He stands with his right hand on his hip, his left elbow resting on a ledge beside a vase. The photographer stands with bent knees under a dark cloth behind the camera, which is on a tripod.ProvenanceThe Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2017;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
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Honoré Daumier
1847
2017.68.299
