The image shows a cartoon illustration featuring two men seated in a carriage. The man on the left is dressed in a dark jacket, trousers, and a tall top hat, with a mustache. The man next to him has long hair under a white top hat, a goatee, a dark coat over a white vest, and a patterned cravat. Both men sit facing forward, with the man on the right holding a whip. Various figures in similar hats surround the carriage, some gesturing towards the occupants. The background includes sketched buildings, suggesting an urban setting with a bustling street.
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The image shows a cartoon illustration featuring two men seated in a carriage. The man on the left is dressed in a dark jacket, trousers, and a tall top hat, with a mustache. The man next to him has long hair under a white top hat, a goatee, a dark coat over a white vest, and a patterned cravat. Both men sit facing forward, with the man on the right holding a whip. Various figures in similar hats surround the carriage, some gesturing towards the occupants. The background includes sketched buildings, suggesting an urban setting with a bustling street.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Bertrand, dis donc, s'ils allaient nous faire...

Honoré Daumier

Date
1838
Medium
lithograph on newsprint
Classification
Print
Accession number
1979.49.22
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E

Portfolio and series

Series
Caricaturana: pl.90

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Hat
  • Man
  • Carriage
  • Figures
  • Writing

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