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Three figures stand in a landscape with a small building in the distance. Two men and a woman, dressed in 19th-century attire, are depicted. The man on the left gestures towards the distant building. The setting is a barren, open area with the building appearing isolated on the horizon. The characters are drawn in a caricature style with exaggerated features and expressions. The man in the middle raises his hat in a gesture, the woman holds a parasol, and wears a bonnet. The style and composition suggest a humorous or satirical tone.
National Gallery of Art · Print
A la Varenne Saint-Maur
Honoré Daumier
- Date
- 1862
- Medium
- lithograph
- Classification
- Accession number
- 1954.12.23
- Credit line
- Rosenwald Collection
- Time span
- 1851 to 1875
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- French
- Woman
- Umbrella
- Dress
- Man
- Building
NGA object ID 42967. 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.