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Je n'ai pas peur de la mort pour moi ...

Honoré Daumier

National Gallery of Art

The image depicts three full-body figures in a room. On the left, a man stands facing to the right with his hands clasped in front of his stomach. He has an elongated face with a prominent nose and is wearing a cap and a richly decorated coat with a swirling pattern. His hair appears short and is visible under the cap. In the center, a woman with her back turned to the viewer and her head tilted downwards. Her hair is styled into a bun, and she is wearing a dress with a fitted bodice and voluminous skirt. Next to her, another woman, facing the viewer but looking upwards, appears distressed, her mouth wide open, and her arms wrapped around the woman in front. Her hair is pulled back into a bun, and she wears a dress with long sleeves and a full skirt. Behind them, the room has two curtained windows, a framed picture on the wall, and a round table partly visible on the left. The room's details are sketched with light, fluid lines, and the overall atmosphere conveys a sense of an interior setting from the mid-19th century.

Artwork Details

Date
1857
Medium
lithograph
Dimensions
4000 × 3612 px
Public Domain
Yes
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