Caption

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 charcoal drawing of two men in a dim interior with hanging pieces of meat; one man stands with his head tilted back and one arm bent behind him holding a cleaver, his clothing shaded with heavy strokes and his face turned upward, the other man sits at a table with his head bowed into his hands and shoulders slumped, the table showing wood grain and one visible leg, carcasses and indistinct hanging shapes fill the background and walls, the floor is shaded and the scene is framed by a thin border.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B38_065

License type

Rights managed

Available size

58.7Mb (10.1Mb) / 15.5in x 14.7in / 4645 x 4419 (300dpi)

Keywords

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 charcoal drawing two men dim interior hanging pieces meat man stands head tilted back arm bent holding cleaver clothing shaded heavy strokes face turned upward man sits table head bowed hands shoulders slumped showing wood grain visible leg carcasses indistinct hanging shapes fill background walls floor shaded scene framed thin border