Caption

Child reveals his mother's secrets to his father, Facial expressions, Croquis d'expressions, cartoon, Series number, 17, 100, printmaker: Honoré Daumier, printer (person): Aubert & Cie., Paris, 1838, printer (person), paper, lithography, letterpress printing, lithography with text in letterpress on verso, height 248 mm x width 350 mm, A charcoal drawing shows an adult seated in a chair holding a small child on their lap; the adult has short, tousled hair, round glasses, an open mouth, and a hand pressed to the side of their head, while the child looks up with rounded cheeks and slightly parted lips, one hand resting on the adult's hand and the other near their own body; both wear dark, textured clothing, and the chair has a curved back; the background is a softly shaded, lightly textured paper with faint spots and uneven edges.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B38_111

License type

Rights managed

Available size

52.8Mb (5.5Mb) / 16.1in x 12.7in / 4832 x 3817 (300dpi)

Keywords

Child reveals mother's secrets father Facial expressions Croquis d'expressions cartoon Series number 17 100 printmaker Honoré Daumier printer person Aubert & Cie Paris 1838 paper lithography letterpress printing text letterpress verso height 248 mm x width 350 mm charcoal drawing adult seated chair holding small child lap adult short tousled hair round glasses open mouth hand pressed side head child looks up rounded cheeks slightly parted lips hand resting adult's hand near own body wear dark textured clothing chair curved back background softly shaded lightly textured faint spots uneven edges