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The Drinkers, by 1861. Oil on wood.

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Oil on wood · 14 3/8 x 11 in. (36.5 x 27.9 cm · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Museum title
The Drinkers
Artist
Honoré Daumier (French, Marseilles 1808–1879 Valmondois)
Date
by 1861
Medium
Oil on wood
Dimensions
14 3/8 x 11 in. (36.5 x 27.9 cm)
Credit line
Bequest of Margaret Seligman Lewisohn, in memory of her husband, Sam A. Lewisohn, 1954
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1808–1879

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The Drinkers · Honoré-Victorin Daumier, by 1861
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