A Misapprehension at the Odeon, on a Day of Drama. “- Come on, come on let's go! - I am telling you it's not finished. The curtain has gone up again and there is still Roman on the stage,” plate 4 from Croquis Pris Au Théatre par Daumier — Honoré Daumier

Honoré Daumier

A Misapprehension at the Odeon, on a Day of Drama. “- Come on, come on let's go! - I am telling you it's not finished. The curtain has gone up again and there is still Roman on the stage,” plate 4 from Croquis Pris Au Théatre par Daumier

1864

Dating
Exact year
Held at
Art Institute of Chicago
Medium
Lithograph in black on white wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 22.3 × 21 cm (8 13/16 × 8 5/16 in.); Sheet: 35 × 27.5 cm (13 13/16 × 10 7/8 in.)
Collection no.
1953.598
Attribution
By the artist
Image rights
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Honoré Daumier. A Misapprehension at the Odeon, on a Day of Drama. “- Come on, come on let's go! - I am telling you it's not finished. The curtain has gone up again and there is still Roman on the stage,” plate 4 from Croquis Pris Au Théatre par Daumier. Art Institute of Chicago. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: Art Institute of Chicago

About this artwork

A Misapprehension at the Odeon, on a Day of Drama. “- Come on, come on let's go! - I am telling you it's not finished. The curtain has gone up again and there is still Roman on the stage,” plate 4 from Croquis Pris Au Théatre par Daumier — Honoré Daumier. 1864.

Medium: Lithograph in black on white wove paper. Dimensions: Image: 22.3 × 21 cm (8 13/16 × 8 5/16 in.); Sheet: 35 × 27.5 cm (13 13/16 × 10 7/8 in.).

Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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