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The image shows two men conversing on a street. They are standing facing each other. One man extends his right arm towards the other, who is holding a cane. The man on the left has a narrow face with prominent eyes, wearing a long coat and a top hat. The man on the right has a round face with a large nose, dressed similarly and holding a cane. The background depicts an urban scene with buildings and street details. The illustration has a drawn, monochrome aesthetic.
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The image shows two men conversing on a street. They are standing facing each other. One man extends his right arm towards the other, who is holding a cane. The man on the left has a narrow face with prominent eyes, wearing a long coat and a top hat. The man on the right has a round face with a large nose, dressed similarly and holding a cane. The background depicts an urban scene with buildings and street details. The illustration has a drawn, monochrome aesthetic.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Ah! Monsieur Gobinet, dans quel temps ...

Honoré Daumier

Date
1857
Medium
lithograph
Classification
Print
Accession number
2015.143.1188
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

  • Costume
  • inscription
  • calligraphic
  • Hat
  • Man

NGA object ID 197050. 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.