Caption

Que nous sommes bêtes d'avoir une peur pareille, Couple by a field with a scarecrow, Countryside scenes, Pastorales, cartoon, Series number, 19, 50, printmaker: Honoré Daumier, Paris, printer (person): Aubert & Cie., publisher: Aubert & Cie., 1845, Honoré Daumier, Aubert & Cie., printmaker, printer (person), publisher, paper, lithography, lithografie, height 319 mm x width 246 mm, Print used for: Le Charivari, 17-08-1845., caricatures (human types), scarecrow, A monochrome drawing shows three figures in flowing garments and hats standing on a grassy, uneven ground with tall grasses and bushes around them, one figure facing away with arms outstretched and a long coat billowing, another wearing a top hat turned slightly to the side, and a third cloaked figure with a wrapped shawl whose drapery sweeps outward; cloudlike foliage and textured strokes fill the background and sky, and the scene is rendered with soft shading and visible pencil or charcoal lines.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B38_096

License type

Rights managed

Available size

58.7Mb (9.6Mb) / 13.9in x 16.3in / 4184 x 4900 (300dpi)

Keywords

Que nous sommes bêtes d'avoir peur pareille Couple field scarecrow Countryside scenes Pastorales cartoon Series number 19 50 printmaker Honoré Daumier Paris printer person Aubert & Cie publisher 1845 paper lithography lithografie height 319 mm x width 246 mm Print Le Charivari 17-08-1845 caricatures human types monochrome drawing three figures flowing garments hats standing grassy uneven ground tall grasses bushes them figure facing away arms outstretched long coat billowing another wearing top hat turned slightly side third cloaked figure wrapped shawl drapery sweeps outward cloudlike foliage textured strokes fill background sky scene rendered soft shading visible pencil charcoal lines