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This is a drawing of three human-like figures in a body of water. The image depicts three heads in the water with a train traveling on train tracks in the background. The water is depicted in flowing lines that suggest movement and texture, with the three figures partially submerged. In the distance, a train is shown traveling along a straight horizon line, with steam emerging from its engine. The drawing features a caption at the bottom.
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This is a drawing of three human-like figures in a body of water. The image depicts three heads in the water with a train traveling on train tracks in the background. The water is depicted in flowing lines that suggest movement and texture, with the three figures partially submerged. In the distance, a train is shown traveling along a straight horizon line, with steam emerging from its engine. The drawing features a caption at the bottom.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Ayant eu la vaniteuse idée de vouloir ...

Honoré Daumier

Date
1864
Medium
lithograph
Classification
Print
Accession number
2015.143.779
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Dr. Armand Hammer, 1983)
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • figure
  • Water
  • Train
  • Writing
  • Smoke

NGA object ID 173137. 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.