The despair of the butchers, Butcher and his wife complain, Current events, cartoon, Series number, 458, printmaker: Honoré Daumier, Paris, printer (person): Destouches, publisher: Martinet, 1857, printer (person), paper, lithography, height 254 mm x width 268 mm, Print used for: Le Charivari, November 21, 1857., butcher, slaughterman, political caricatures and satires, caricatures (human types), A monochrome drawing of an interior scene showing a standing man in the foreground viewed from behind and slightly in profile, with his head tilted back and his gaze directed upward, wearing a long loose garment with rolled sleeves and patterned leggings, one hand clenching a large cleaver held down by his side; to the right a second figure slumped forward over a table with head buried in folded arms, shoulders hunched and clothing wrinkled; the room has textured, shaded walls with hanging indistinct shapes and a shadowed corner, and the table shows simple legs and a flat top; the overall imag...
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The despair of the butchers, Butcher and his wife complain, Current events, cartoon, Series number, 458, printmaker: Honoré Daumier, Paris, printer (person): Destouches, publisher: Martinet, 1857, printer (person), paper, lithography, height 254 mm x width 268 mm, Print used for: Le Charivari, November 21, 1857., butcher, slaughterman, political caricatures and satires, caricatures (human types), A monochrome drawing of an interior scene showing a standing man in the foreground viewed from behind and slightly in profile, with his head tilted back and his gaze directed upward, wearing a long loose garment with rolled sleeves and patterned leggings, one hand clenching a large cleaver held down by his side; to the right a second figure slumped forward over a table with head buried in folded arms, shoulders hunched and clothing wrinkled; the room has textured, shaded walls with hanging indistinct shapes and a shadowed corner, and the table shows simple legs and a flat top; the overall image is rendered in soft, cross-hatched pencil or charcoal lines with varied shading and a thin border framing the scene.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A93_406

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despair butchers Butcher wife complain Current events cartoon Series number 458 printmaker Honoré Daumier Paris printer person Destouches publisher Martinet 1857 paper lithography height 254 mm x width 268 mm Print Le Charivari November 21 butcher slaughterman political caricatures satires caricatures human types monochrome drawing interior scene showing standing man foreground viewed slightly profile head tilted back gaze directed upward wearing long loose garment rolled sleeves patterned leggings hand clenching large cleaver held down side right second figure slumped forward table head buried folded arms shoulders hunched clothing wrinkled room textured shaded walls hanging indistinct shapes shadowed corner simple legs flat top image rendered soft cross-hatched pencil charcoal lines varied shading thin border framing scene

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