This is a drawing of a person wearing robes and a pig seated on the floor, with a handwritten menu. The drawing features a robed figure on the right, facing a pig on the left side of the image. The person is depicted in a loose, flowing robe looking downward toward the pig. The pig is drawn with its back to the viewer. In the middle of the image is a handwritten menu titled "MENU DU RÉVEILLON offert aux amis du Théatre Antoine," offering various dishes and beverages. The image contains an inscription at the top right reading "L'ESPRIT DE SACRIFICE" and a note written in French resembling a conversation at the bottom left. The drawing has a humorous and satirical tone.
Artwork Details
- Date
- late 1890s
- Medium
- lithograph in brown on wove paper
- Dimensions
- 3343 × 4311 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original