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The image shows a large orchestral concert with an audience and conductor. Attendees are wearing top hats and coats. The conductor is standing on a podium with arms raised, appearing to lead an orchestra. Rows of figures are visible in the background, filling a vast space that suggests an auditorium or grand hall. The style features strong lines and hatching, possibly lithographic, giving the image a textured, slightly animated quality.
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The image shows a large orchestral concert with an audience and conductor. Attendees are wearing top hats and coats. The conductor is standing on a podium with arms raised, appearing to lead an orchestra. Rows of figures are visible in the background, filling a vast space that suggests an auditorium or grand hall. The style features strong lines and hatching, possibly lithographic, giving the image a textured, slightly animated quality.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Aspect de la salle

Honoré Daumier

Date
1859
Medium
lithograph
Classification
Print
Accession number
2015.143.747
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Dr. Armand Hammer, 1983)
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Hat
  • Man
  • Writing

NGA object ID 196759. 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.