Caption

The first cigar, Two young men with their first cigar, Depictions of happy moments, The beautiful days of life, cartoon, Series number, 2, 100, number: '96', printmaker: Honoré Daumier, Paris, printer (person): Aubert & Cie., 1843, printer (person), paper, lithography, height 363 mm x width 244 mm, Print published in: Le Charivari, 31-12-1843. Le Charivari was a humorous newspaper with caricatures and (political) cartoons., youth, adolescent, caricatures (human types), cigar, A charcoal or pencil drawing of two figures standing side by side, both wearing dark hats and holding thin cigars to their mouths; the figure on the left wears a round-brimmed hat, has an upward-tilted face with a visible chin and shaded neck, and holds a stick or pole vertically with a hand near midsection, while the figure on the right wears a wider-brimmed hat, is dressed in darker clothing with a high collar and folded lapels, and raises a gloved hand to hold the cigar; the background shows faint printed patterns and the paper has a slightly aged, textured appearance.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B23_088

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Rights managed

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56.4Mb (12.4Mb) / 13.3in x 16.5in / 3978 x 4953 (300dpi)

Keywords

first cigar Two young men Depictions happy moments beautiful days life cartoon Series number 2 100 number 96 printmaker Honoré Daumier Paris printer person Aubert & Cie 1843 paper lithography height 363 mm x width 244 mm Print published in Le Charivari 31-12-1843 Le Charivari was humorous newspaper caricatures political cartoons youth adolescent human types cigar charcoal pencil drawing two figures standing side wearing dark hats holding thin cigars mouths figure left wears round-brimmed hat upward-tilted face visible chin shaded neck holds stick pole vertically hand near midsection right wears wider-brimmed hat dressed darker clothing high collar folded lapels raises gloved hand hold background faint printed patterns slightly aged textured appearance