This is a drawing of a scene at a dining table. The image features two skeletal figures sitting across from each other at a table set with a bottle and glasses. The scene takes place under a sign that reads "Au rendez-vous des bons vivants." In the background, there is a depiction of a figure with a scythe. The setting gives off a commentary on mortality and indulgence, highlighted by the phrase above the figures that reads "Association en commandite pour l'exploitation de l'humanité." The drawing employs fine lines and cross-hatching techniques typical of 19th-century satirical illustrations.
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This is a drawing of a scene at a dining table. The image features two skeletal figures sitting across from each other at a table set with a bottle and glasses. The scene takes place under a sign that reads "Au rendez-vous des bons vivants." In the background, there is a depiction of a figure with a scythe. The setting gives off a commentary on mortality and indulgence, highlighted by the phrase above the figures that reads "Association en commandite pour l'exploitation de l'humanité." The drawing employs fine lines and cross-hatching techniques typical of 19th-century satirical illustrations.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Association en commandite our l'exposition de l'humanité a la santé des pratiques

Honoré Daumier

Date
1840
Medium
lithograph
Classification
Print
Accession number
2015.143.918
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Dr. Armand Hammer, 1983)
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • Death
  • Table
  • Bottle
  • Man
  • Building

NGA object ID 179997. 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.