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Black-ink lithograph of a bearded man in a loose robe beside a profile head, with a sleeping man at lower right against a wall.

Les Propos de Thomas Vireloque: His Majesty the King of Beasts

A black-ink lithograph on cream paper shows a bearded man in a long, loose robe standing at left, one hand raised near his face, beside a head in profile at right. At lower right a man sleeps with his head resting on his arm against a low wall with foliage behind. Printed French caption lines appear beneath the image.

Artist
Paul Gavarni
Date
1852
Medium
Lithograph in black on cream wove paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2424 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1852).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of the Print and Drawing Club