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Huguet de Sémonville - Robert Macaire (Thiers) - Comte Roederer, by Honoré Daumier, ink, 1835

Huguet de Sémonville - Robert Macaire (Thiers) - Comte Roederer

Honoré Daumier

1835

ink

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Dominant colour

Overview

Huguet de Sémonville - Robert Macaire (Thiers) - Comte Roederer is a 1835 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, depicting Cummerbund, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?
Honoré Daumier
When & what style?
1835 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?
National Gallery of Art

About this work

This painting shows three men, Huguet de Sémonville, Robert Macaire, and Comte Roederer. It's interesting because the artist used satire to depict these men. The artist's use of satire was a way to comment on the social issues of his time, which is what makes this work notable. To learn more about this style, look at the work of artist: Daumier, Honoré.

About the artist

Portrait of Honoré Daumier
Artist

Honoré Daumier

Honoré-Victorin Daumier was a French painter, sculptor, and printmaker, whose many works offer commentary on the social and political life in France, from the Revolution of 1830 to the fall of the Second French Empire in 1870.

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