Caricature of Jean-Joseph Rousseau, Rousseau, Judges of the Accused of April, Juges des accusés d'Avril, print, printmaker: Honoré Daumier, 1835, Honoré Daumier, printmaker, paper, lithography, lithografie, height 369 mm x width 201 mm, A seated older man is shown in profile facing left with folded arms and a high-collared coat, his face rendered with deep lines and a prominent nose and chin, his hair thin and swept back. He sits on a curved wooden chair next to a desk surface that holds a round inkwell with a quill and a rolled bundle resting on the tabletop. The drawing uses shaded charcoal or pencil strokes with detailed cross-hatching on the man's clothing and softer shading on the desk and background. The desk front shows woodgrain texture and swirling patterns, and a folded cloth drapes over the man's lap. The overall image is monochrome with strong contrasts between light and dark areas.
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Caricature of Jean-Joseph Rousseau, Rousseau, Judges of the Accused of April, Juges des accusés d'Avril, print, printmaker: Honoré Daumier, 1835, Honoré Daumier, printmaker, paper, lithography, lithografie, height 369 mm x width 201 mm, A seated older man is shown in profile facing left with folded arms and a high-collared coat, his face rendered with deep lines and a prominent nose and chin, his hair thin and swept back. He sits on a curved wooden chair next to a desk surface that holds a round inkwell with a quill and a rolled bundle resting on the tabletop. The drawing uses shaded charcoal or pencil strokes with detailed cross-hatching on the man's clothing and softer shading on the desk and background. The desk front shows woodgrain texture and swirling patterns, and a folded cloth drapes over the man's lap. The overall image is monochrome with strong contrasts between light and dark areas.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B38_138

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Caricature Jean-Joseph Rousseau Rousseau Judges Accused April Juges des accusés d'Avril print printmaker Honoré Daumier 1835 paper lithography lithografie height 369 mm x width 201 mm seated older man shown profile facing left folded arms high-collared coat face rendered deep lines prominent nose chin hair thin swept back sits curved wooden chair next desk surface holds round inkwell quill rolled bundle resting tabletop drawing uses shaded charcoal pencil strokes detailed cross-hatching man's clothing softer shading desk background desk front woodgrain texture swirling patterns folded cloth drapes man's lap image monochrome strong contrasts light dark areas

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