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The Orchestra Seats

1878, printed 1920

after Honoré Daumier

(French, 1808–1879)
engraver

Auguste Louis Lepère

(French, 1849–1918)
printer

François Louis Schmied

(Swiss, 1873–1941)
Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
wood engraving
Measurements
Image: 22.8 x 26.2 cm (9 x 10 5/16 in.); Sheet: 32 x 46.9 cm (12 5/8 x 18 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Ralph King 1921.1497
Catalogue raisonné
Daumier Register 6071 ; Bouvy 991
State
III/III
Edition
75
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A horizontally oriented wood engraving in black ink depicts a theater audience with light skin tones. In the center foreground, a bearded man leans back with crossed arms. To the left, a man reads a paper; to the right, another turns inward. Behind them, crowded rows of figures fill the space, including one man peering through opera glasses. Fine cross-hatching shades the scene, and a top hat sits in the lower right.

The Orchestra Seats

1878, printed 1920

Honoré Daumier, Auguste Louis Lepère, François Louis Schmied

(French, 1808–1879), (French, 1849–1918), (Swiss, 1873–1941)
France, 19th century

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