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Il y a pourtant des gens qui ressemblent a ça!

Honoré Daumier

National Gallery of Art

This is a drawing of two people examining a caricature of themselves on the front page of a publication. The scene depicted in the publication titled "La Caricature Provisoire" shows an elderly man and a woman with exaggerated facial features, engaged in looking at and discussing a caricature. The man is pointing at the caricature, which is featured on the cover. The artwork uses black and white lines to emphasize expressions and details. The lower portion of the image contains columns of text.

Artwork Details

Date
1839
Medium
lithograph on newsprint
Dimensions
3398 × 4768 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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