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Robert Macaire explains to Bertrand how to deceive the public, Caricatures, Caricaturana, cartoon, Series number, 70, 100, printmaker: Honoré Daumier, after design by Charles Philipon, printer (person): Aubert & Cie., Paris, 1837, printer (person), paper, lithography, letterpress printing, lithography with text in letterpress on verso, height 268 mm x width 219 mm, Print possibly from: Le Charivari, December 24, 1837., cortege, funeral procession, quack, charlatan, mountebank, 'saltimbanco', Two tall men in dark coats and high top hats stand facing each other in the foreground, one with an exaggerated long nose and open mouth and the other with a rounder face and open mouth, both gesturing with gloved hands; the man on the left has a white shirt with visible creases and a dark jacket draped off one shoulder, while the man on the right wears a dark cloak-like garment. Behind them a crowd of figures is sketched in with indistinct faces, and buildings with simple window shapes rise in the background; there is a raised platform or balcony with a seated figure wearing a hat. The scene is drawn in black and sepia tones with visible pencil or charcoal strokes, and the ground is shown as irregular cobblestones. The paper shows creases and small areas of discoloration along folds.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B38_109

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

45.6Mo (7.0Mo) / 32.8cm x 34.9cm / 3873 x 4117 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Robert Macaire explains Bertrand deceive public Caricatures Caricaturana cartoon Series number 70 100 printmaker Honoré Daumier design Charles Philipon printer person Aubert & Cie Paris 1837 paper lithography letterpress printing text letterpress verso height 268 mm x width 219 mm Print Le Charivari December 24 cortege funeral procession quack charlatan mountebank saltimbanco Two tall men dark coats high top hats stand facing foreground exaggerated long nose open mouth rounder face gesturing gloved hands man left white shirt visible creases dark jacket draped off shoulder right wears dark cloak- garment them crowd figures sketched indistinct faces buildings simple window shapes rise background raised platform balcony seated figure wearing hat scene drawn black sepia tones visible pencil charcoal strokes ground shown irregular cobblestones creases small areas discoloration folds