Young man reading insurance posters, Le Gobe-mouches, All kinds of creatures, Course of Natural History, cartoon, Series number, 5, 12, The insurance companies are compared to flycatchers., printmaker: Honoré Daumier, printer (person):, Paris, publisher: Dupin, 1837, printer (person), paper, lithography, letterpress printing, lithography with text in letterpress on verso, height 341 mm x width 232 mm, Print possibly from: Le Charivari, December 11, 1837., poster, insurance, caricatures (human types), A tall, thin man in a dark coat and top hat stands in profile facing a wall covered with large posters; his hands are behind his back and he holds a folded umbrella. The drawing shows his elongated legs, polished shoes on a cobblestone street, and a pronounced shadow cast on the postered wall. The posters are sketched with bold block lettering and rough rectangular shapes, and a framed window with papers is visible behind the man. The scene is rendered in soft pencil and charcoal tones on ...
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Young man reading insurance posters, Le Gobe-mouches, All kinds of creatures, Course of Natural History, cartoon, Series number, 5, 12, The insurance companies are compared to flycatchers., printmaker: Honoré Daumier, printer (person):, Paris, publisher: Dupin, 1837, printer (person), paper, lithography, letterpress printing, lithography with text in letterpress on verso, height 341 mm x width 232 mm, Print possibly from: Le Charivari, December 11, 1837., poster, insurance, caricatures (human types), A tall, thin man in a dark coat and top hat stands in profile facing a wall covered with large posters; his hands are behind his back and he holds a folded umbrella. The drawing shows his elongated legs, polished shoes on a cobblestone street, and a pronounced shadow cast on the postered wall. The posters are sketched with bold block lettering and rough rectangular shapes, and a framed window with papers is visible behind the man. The scene is rendered in soft pencil and charcoal tones on aged paper, with subtle shading and crosshatching defining the figure, wall, and pavement.

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Young man reading insurance posters Le Gobe-mouches kinds creatures Course Natural History cartoon Series number 5 12 insurance companies compared flycatchers printmaker Honoré Daumier printer person Paris publisher Dupin 1837 paper lithography letterpress printing text letterpress verso height 341 mm x width 232 mm Print Le Charivari December 11 poster insurance caricatures human types tall thin man dark coat top hat stands profile facing wall covered large posters hands back holds folded umbrella drawing elongated legs polished shoes cobblestone street pronounced shadow cast postered wall posters sketched bold block lettering rough rectangular shapes framed window papers visible man scene rendered soft pencil charcoal tones aged paper subtle shading crosshatching defining figure wall pavement

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