Un inventeur qui craint que son fonds ne luis reste ...

Un inventeur qui craint que son fonds ne luis reste ...

Honoré Daumier

1867

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From the collection of National Gallery of Art

About this work

This lithograph shows a caricatured figure sitting on a pile of cannonballs with a cannon next to him. He looks worried. The figure is surrounded by people watching him, which adds to the scene's tension. This artwork comments on the anxieties of inventors during Daumier's time. You can learn more about this style by looking into the work of the artist: Daumier, Honoré.

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