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Le liseur
Le liseur is a drawing by the Impressionist artist Honoré Daumier. It dates from 1864 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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Overview
Le liseur is a drawing by Honoré Daumier, a French artist known for his satirical works.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing depicts a lawyer engrossed in reading, exemplifying Daumier's fascination with the legal profession as a subject for his art.
History & Provenance
Daumier's experience with the law courts was personal; he was imprisoned for six months for caricaturing King Louis-Philippe in his engraving Gargantua, and later frequently observed lawyers in court, using them as subjects for his satirical works.
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Artist
Honoré-Victorin Daumier (French: ; 26 February 1808 – 10 or 11 February 1879) was a French painter, sculptor, and printmaker, whose many works offer commentary on the social and political life in France, from the…
