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Two individuals are depicted from the waist up at a table. The person on the left is leaning forward, with their face on their right hand, wearing a light-colored patterned jacket. The person on the right is seated with their elbows on the table, leaning towards the left individual, with a surprised or intrigued expression. They have round spectacles and a short hairstyle, wearing a dark jacket over a light shirt. Several open books or notebooks are on the table in front of them, suggesting a scholarly setting. The background is simple, with a few lines hinting at a wall or texture.
National Gallery of Art · Print
Auteurs dramatiques
Honoré Daumier
- Date
- 1839
- Medium
- lithograph
- Classification
- Accession number
- 2015.143.216
- Credit line
- Corcoran Collection (Gift of Dr. Armand Hammer, 1983)
- Time span
- 1826 to 1850
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- Seated figure
- Table
- Book
- Writing
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