Caption

Patience is the virtue of donkeys, Photographer with camera looks at his pocket watch, Proverbs and sayings, Proverbs and maxims, cartoon, Series number, 3, 12, printmaker: Honoré Daumier, printer (person): Aubert & Cie., Paris, publisher: Bauger, 1840, printer (person), paper, lithography, letterpress printing, lithography with text in letterpress on verso, height 363 mm x width 236 mm, Print possibly from: Le Charivari, July 2, 1840., photographer at work, caricatures (human types), watch, Two men stand close together, both wearing long coats and tall hats; one man faces the viewer in profile with a mustache and holds a small round object in his hand while the other leans slightly forward toward him with a darker coat and a hooked nose. Beside them stands an old-fashioned camera on a tripod covered by a cloth, the camera box visible with an oval shape on its side. The background shows faint outlines of building facades and rooftops, and the foreground floor is shaded with pencil strokes.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A90_200

License type

Rights managed

Available size

38.1Mb (8.6Mb) / 11.0in x 13.5in / 3292 x 4045 (300dpi)

Keywords

Patience virtue donkeys Photographer camera looks pocket watch Proverbs sayings maxims cartoon Series number 3 12 printmaker Honoré Daumier printer person Aubert & Cie Paris publisher Bauger 1840 paper lithography letterpress printing text letterpress verso height 363 mm x width 236 mm Print Le Charivari July 2 photographer work caricatures human types watch Two men stand close together wearing long coats tall hats man faces viewer profile mustache holds small round object hand leans slightly forward darker coat hooked nose Beside them stands old-fashioned camera tripod covered cloth camera box visible oval shape side background faint outlines building facades rooftops foreground floor shaded pencil strokes