On the imperiale, "At one's feet one can observe the swarming of a human ant-hill," from 'Parisian sketches,' published in Le Petit Journal pour Rire
Honoré Daumier French
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Title: On the imperiale, "At one's feet one can observe the swarming of a human ant-hill," from 'Parisian sketches,' published in Le Petit Journal pour Rire
Series/Portfolio: 'Parisian sketches' (Croquis Parisiens)
Artist:
Honoré Daumier (French, Marseilles 1808–1879 Valmondois)
Date: 1864 or 1865
Medium: Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil)
Dimensions:
Image: 6 in. × 9 3/4 in. (15.3 × 24.7 cm)
Sheet: 8 15/16 in. × 12 in. (22.7 × 30.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1962
Accession Number: 62.650.386
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