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Mr et Mme Prudohomme revenant de la foire ...

Honoré Daumier

National Gallery of Art

The image shows two individuals walking side by side. The man is on the left, with a forward-leaning posture, striding with his right foot forward. He has a round face with a mustache, wearing small circular glasses and a dark bowler hat. He is dressed in a dark suit with a light-colored shirt, dark shoes, and holds a wrapped piece of meat in his left hand. On the right is a woman with a hunched posture, small facial features, and hair pulled back or short, covered with a bonnet. She wears a voluminous, ruffled dress and holds a wrapped piece of meat. In the background, other individuals are seen in a busy market-like setting with hanging objects, possibly food items.

Artwork Details

Date
1857
Medium
lithograph
Dimensions
4000 × 3676 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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