
En voila un de jobard! ...
Daumier, Honoré · French
1840
- Medium
- lithograph
- Classification
- Period
- 1826 to 1850
- Image size
- 2919 × 4000px
Description
The image shows a man walking down a street, leaning slightly forward with one hand tucked into his coat as he takes a stride. The man has a wrinkled face with a broad nose and is wearing a top hat. He has short and somewhat unkempt hair peeking out from under the hat. He is dressed in an overcoat, a waistcoat, a shirt, a cravat or scarf, tight-fitting trousers, and pointed shoes. In his right hand, partially hidden within his coat, he clutches some unseen objects. Behind him, there is another individual leaning on a cane or stick. The background features a loosely sketched street scene with buildings, and the foreground includes a published text and printed signatures. The image is framed in a decorative border.
Rights & Source
Open access image from the National Gallery of Art, released under its open access program. Metadata via the NGA Open Data Program (CC0).