This is a drawing of a street scene with figures. The drawing portrays a trio moving quickly along a street. The man is in a top hat and formal attire, holding a walking stick and a child's hand. The woman is dressed in a modest outfit with a bonnet, holding onto the man's arm. Both of them have anxious expressions. In the background, blurred figures wearing similar period clothing are walking in the opposite direction. The setting is an urban street lined with tall, indistinct buildings. The style is characteristic of a satirical or commentary cartoon. The text's title is "Les Alarmistes et Les Alarmés," translating to "The Alarmists and the Alarmed."
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This is a drawing of a street scene with figures. The drawing portrays a trio moving quickly along a street. The man is in a top hat and formal attire, holding a walking stick and a child's hand. The woman is dressed in a modest outfit with a bonnet, holding onto the man's arm. Both of them have anxious expressions. In the background, blurred figures wearing similar period clothing are walking in the opposite direction. The setting is an urban street lined with tall, indistinct buildings. The style is characteristic of a satirical or commentary cartoon. The text's title is "Les Alarmistes et Les Alarmés," translating to "The Alarmists and the Alarmed."

National Gallery of Art · Print

Allongeons le pas ... voila ceux hommes ...

Honoré Daumier

Date
1848
Medium
lithograph
Classification
Print
Accession number
2015.143.427
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Dr. Armand Hammer, 1983)
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • Street
  • Woman
  • child
  • portrait
  • Costume
  • Man

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