This is a painting of an orangutan enclosed behind bars in the upper part of the composition, while a crowd in colorful clothing stands below, looking up with various expressions. Among the crowd are individuals in vivid attire, including a figure dressed in a colorful robe, another in striped pants holding a hat, and others wearing formal hats. The expressions on their faces range from wide-eyed amazement to comedic dismay. This is in style of Honoré Daumier.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1836
- Medium
- hand-colored lithograph
- Dimensions
- 3576 × 4825 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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