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Le Perroquet

Honoré Daumier

National Gallery of Art

This is a drawing of a scene in a barbershop. The image shows a chair with a hat, a seated figure draped in a barber's cape, patterned wallpaper, a framed picture on the wall, an oval mirror, and jars and containers on a surface. The drawing uses light, shadow, and detailing to depict the historic barbershop scene vividly.

Artwork Details

Date
1838
Medium
lithograph on newsprint
Dimensions
3287 × 4635 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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