The image shows three men standing in front of a large poster or board. The man on the left is in profile, facing right, and appears to have receding hair and a clean-shaven face. He wears a long, light-colored coat with dark pants and shoes. The man in the middle is bent over a table, focusing intently on writing in a notepad or ledger. He has curly, dark hair and wears a dark suit. The third man stands to the right, in profile facing left, with neatly combed back hair. He is dressed in a dark suit. The table in front of them has several bags or pouches placed on it. The background consists of a large sign that reads "CHEMIN DE FER DE PONTOISE À VAUGIRARD 200 MILLIONS CAPITAL SOCIAL." The scene is set in a monochrome style typical of an illustrated print, with text written above and below the image.
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The image shows three men standing in front of a large poster or board. The man on the left is in profile, facing right, and appears to have receding hair and a clean-shaven face. He wears a long, light-colored coat with dark pants and shoes. The man in the middle is bent over a table, focusing intently on writing in a notepad or ledger. He has curly, dark hair and wears a dark suit. The third man stands to the right, in profile facing left, with neatly combed back hair. He is dressed in a dark suit. The table in front of them has several bags or pouches placed on it. The background consists of a large sign that reads "CHEMIN DE FER DE PONTOISE À VAUGIRARD 200 MILLIONS CAPITAL SOCIAL." The scene is set in a monochrome style typical of an illustrated print, with text written above and below the image.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Apportez, messieurs, apportez ...

Honoré Daumier

Date
1845
Medium
lithograph
Classification
Print
Accession number
2015.143.352
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Dr. Armand Hammer, 1983)
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • Table
  • Costume
  • Man
  • Figures
  • Writing

NGA object ID 196513. 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.