Caption

Electeurs, dans mes bras!, Caricature of the politician Émile Ollivier, Current affairs, Actualités, cartoon, printmaker: Honoré Daumier, Paris, printer (person): Destouches, publisher: Arnauld de Vresse, 1869, printer (person), paper, lithography, height 292 mm x width 248 mm, Print used for: Le Charivari, March 10, 1869., Person, Émile Ollivier, historical persons, political caricatures and satires, caricatures (human types), A tall figure with long thin legs stands center holding a large open book that obscures its upper body; only the top of a head and hands gripping the book edges are visible. The book's left page shows bold hand-drawn lettering while the right page is shaded with sketchy horizontal strokes. Around the central figure are many loosely sketched smaller figures and contorted limbs, suggesting movement or a crowd, rendered in rough charcoal-like lines on a pale background. The image is framed by a thin double border and has an even, slightly textured paper tone.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A93_400

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Rights managed

Available size

53.3Mb (7.6Mb) / 13.3in x 15.6in / 3991 x 4666 (300dpi)

Keywords

Electeurs dans mes bras! Caricature politician Émile Ollivier Current affairs Actualités cartoon printmaker Honoré Daumier Paris printer person Destouches publisher Arnauld de Vresse 1869 paper lithography height 292 mm x width 248 mm Print Le Charivari March 10 Person Émile Ollivier historical persons political caricatures satires caricatures human types tall figure long thin legs stands center holding large open book obscures upper body top head hands gripping book edges visible book's left page bold hand-drawn lettering right page shaded sketchy horizontal strokes central figure loosely sketched smaller figures contorted limbs suggesting movement crowd rendered rough charcoal- lines pale background image framed thin double border even slightly textured paper tone