La famille de l'électeur

La famille de l'électeur

Honoré Daumier

1843

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From the collection of National Gallery of Art

About this work

You see a family of four standing in a doorway, with an older man, a woman, and a child. The older man is holding a top hat, and the woman is wearing traditional clothes. This tells us about the social roles of the time. To learn more about the method used to create this image, look into the technique: lithography.

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