The image shows two men seated at the top of horse-drawn carriages. The first man is on the left, looking towards the viewer with a slight smile, while the second man faces him with a serious expression. Both are wearing top hats and long overcoats, holding the reins of their respective carriages. In each carriage window, another man is visible from the shoulders up, with different expressions. The background features the carriages, horses, and some light text visible in the background.
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The image shows two men seated at the top of horse-drawn carriages. The first man is on the left, looking towards the viewer with a slight smile, while the second man faces him with a serious expression. Both are wearing top hats and long overcoats, holding the reins of their respective carriages. In each carriage window, another man is visible from the shoulders up, with different expressions. The background features the carriages, horses, and some light text visible in the background.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A la minute

Honoré Daumier

Date
1857
Medium
lithograph
Classification
Print
Accession number
2015.143.731
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Dr. Armand Hammer, 1983)
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • Horse
  • Hat
  • Carriage
  • Figures
  • Writing

NGA object ID 196771. 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.