This is a drawing of two individuals engaged in an interaction, one inside a doorway and the other standing outside. The scene is depicted in black and white. To the left, there is an older individual in profile, wearing a bonnet and holding a pair of glasses in one hand while the other rests on a door frame. They have a cautious expression. To the right, an individual with a long face and prominent nose is depicted in exaggerated proportions. They are dressed in a structured coat, a patterned vest, and a high-collared shirt, with a top hat tilted back on their head and carrying a book. French text can be seen below the image.
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This is a drawing of two individuals engaged in an interaction, one inside a doorway and the other standing outside. The scene is depicted in black and white. To the left, there is an older individual in profile, wearing a bonnet and holding a pair of glasses in one hand while the other rests on a door frame. They have a cautious expression. To the right, an individual with a long face and prominent nose is depicted in exaggerated proportions. They are dressed in a structured coat, a patterned vest, and a high-collared shirt, with a top hat tilted back on their head and carrying a book. French text can be seen below the image.

National Gallery of Art · Print

2.000 fr...sans écurie...ça ne me convient pas!

Honoré Daumier

Date
1840
Medium
lithograph
Classification
Print
Accession number
2015.143.884
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Dr. Armand Hammer, 1983)
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • Door
  • Woman
  • Hat
  • Man

NGA object ID 196856. 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.