Un Début a la chasse
1844
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1844
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Un Début a la chasse is a 1844 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image depicts a scene of a man and a boy, likely a grandfather and his grandson, standing together. The man, dressed in a top hat and coat, holds a cane in his right hand, while the boy, wearing a dark jacket and pants, looks up at him with a basket slung over his shoulder. The man appears to be speaking to the boy, who is intently listening to his words. The scene is rendered in a detailed and realistic style, with a focus on the textures and folds of the clothing and the expressions on the characters' faces. The image is a lithograph, a type of printmaking technique that involves drawing on stone with a grease-based medium. For more information on this technique, explore the topic of lithography.
