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This is a drawing of a street scene with floating hats that have labels related to financial markets. The scene shows a street in Paris with balconies. On one balcony, a person is looking at the street below where many hats are floating in the air. Each hat is labeled with terms such as "cotton," "café," and "blé." The sketch style suggests a satirical approach to the scene. The words "Actualités" and "Aspect de Paris, depuis qu'on a joué la fameuse comédie morale intitulée LA BOURSE" hint at a critique or reflection on societal behaviors linked to the stock exchange or trading practices.
National Gallery of Art · Print
Aspect de Paris, depuis qu'on a joue...
Honoré Daumier
- Date
- 1856
- Medium
- lithograph
- Dimensions
- image: 7 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. (19.05 x 24.77 cm)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 2015.143.663
- Credit line
- Corcoran Collection (Gift of Dr. Armand Hammer, 1983)
- Time span
- 1851 to 1875
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- Window
- City
- Man
- Writing
NGA object ID 173124. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.