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Benjamin Delessert by Honoré-Victorin Daumier — VisualArtsDB

Benjamin Delessert

Benjamin Delessert

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

1827–1840

Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: H.: 18 cm (7 1/16 in.)
Genre: bust/head
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

Styles

nineteenth century

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portrait: French subjectfiring (heating)nineteenth century19th centurycasting (process)frenchportraitfiguresculptureinorganic materialfiguresmanbust/headnonferrous metalbronzesculptingportraitscopper alloysculpture techniquesmetal

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View of the Seine near Asnières during the dog days, plate 2 from Croquis D'été

View of the Seine near Asnières during the dog days, plate 2 from Croquis D'été

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"Is my Wife at home? Yes, monsieur, and your cousin too...," plate 4 from Tout ce qu'on voudra

"Is my Wife at home? Yes, monsieur, and your cousin too...," plate 4 from Tout ce qu'on voudra

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1847

An Addition to a Splendid Education. The young Chinese of the upper class don't only cultivate the art of the hunting horn, they also learn to give punches with the fist or the heels of their boots right into the pit of the stomach. This talent is called boxing with the feet and it is cultivated with the greatest success by all those who consider placing themselves on a good footing in society, plate 17 from Voyage En Chine

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Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1840

“Brigand of a may-bug... it's you who devours all my property. You shall perish through my hand!,” plate 32 from Pastorales

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Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1845

“- Still more Venuses this year... always Venuses!... as if there were any women built like that!,” plate 2 from Croquis Pris Au Salon par Daumier

“- Still more Venuses this year... always Venuses!... as if there were any women built like that!,” plate 2 from Croquis Pris Au Salon par Daumier

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Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1844

“- Alright, alright, I'm coming - one would think the house was on fire! - Enough about your fire!... I'm freezing. For two hours I've been pounding on the door. -(aside) that will teach you next time, not to give a tip!,” plate 32 from Émotions Parisiens

“- Alright, alright, I'm coming - one would think the house was on fire! - Enough about your fire!... I'm freezing. For two hours I've been pounding on the door. -(aside) that will teach you next time, not to give a tip!,” plate 32 from Émotions Parisiens

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The Shirt Maker. “Sir, I have tailored here for you the best that is presently available..... with a shirt of my making one can present oneself in no matter what Salon and one will always be the best dressed man of the party,” plate 67 from Les Beaux Jours De La Vie

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