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This is an illustration of two people in a struggle beside a carriage with a distressed person inside. The scene captures a moment of conflict as one individual attempts to restrain another. The carriage is drawn with loose lines, suggesting motion, and the background shows urban architecture. The style features exaggerated expressions and dynamic poses, typical of a caricature, conveying a satirical tone.
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This is an illustration of two people in a struggle beside a carriage with a distressed person inside. The scene captures a moment of conflict as one individual attempts to restrain another. The carriage is drawn with loose lines, suggesting motion, and the background shows urban architecture. The style features exaggerated expressions and dynamic poses, typical of a caricature, conveying a satirical tone.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Abusant de la liberté

Honoré Daumier

Date
1866
Medium
lithograph
Classification
Print
Accession number
2015.143.1345
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

  • Woman
  • Costume
  • Man
  • Building
  • Figures

NGA object ID 196810. 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.