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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
- 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.