The image shows a group of people standing on a train platform facing the right side. They appear to be looking at an approaching train. Their positions convey anticipation, standing upright and leaning slightly forward. Three individuals in the foreground are noticeable: a woman wearing a bonnet and a long coat, and two men - one with distinctive facial features and a hat, the other also wearing a hat. They are among other people in period-appropriate attire. The platform has a visible roof, and the background shows rail tracks extending to a steam train in the distance, with steam creating a sense of movement.
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The image shows a group of people standing on a train platform facing the right side. They appear to be looking at an approaching train. Their positions convey anticipation, standing upright and leaning slightly forward. Three individuals in the foreground are noticeable: a woman wearing a bonnet and a long coat, and two men - one with distinctive facial features and a hat, the other also wearing a hat. They are among other people in period-appropriate attire. The platform has a visible roof, and the background shows rail tracks extending to a steam train in the distance, with steam creating a sense of movement.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Ah! Enfin voila le train! ...

Honoré Daumier

Date
1865
Medium
lithograph
Classification
Print
Accession number
2015.143.1321
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Dr. Armand Hammer, 1983)
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • group
  • figure
  • Train
  • Hat
  • Figures

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