L'orchestre pendant qu'on joue une tragédie

Daumier, Honoré (1808-1879)

Item type:

print

Date of creation:

1852

Technique / Medium:

lithography on paper

Place of creation:

Paris (France)

Additional titles

Description

In this caricature, four musicians in an orchestra pit are shown sleeping or yawning. The conductor is shown from the back slumped over with his head resting on his chest fast asleep. Two of the three musicians in front of him are asleep in the same position with their backs to the viewer. The musician in the center is turned sideways facing the viewer. His face is contorted in a wide-mouthed yawn. Pages of music appear on the stands of each of the musicians. A timpani drum with a timpani stick on the drumhead is partially shown in the right-hand corner. The bottom half of two actors in ancient classical clothing, a woman and a man, appear above the conductor on the stage. There is a title above the illustration and a caption below it. The number 387 appears on the drumhead.

Iconclass

48C7532(+1)
small group of musicians, chamber orchestra, jazz band (+ artist at work)
48C77(+1)
conductor ~ music (+ artist at work)
32A5
caricatures (human types)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Kettledrum [2887]

Musical works

illegible music notation

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

Notes

Publisher Chez Pannier & Cie.
Printer: Ch. Trinocq.

RIdIM record id

5321