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The image shows an elderly man lying in bed holding a candlestick and appearing to snuff out a candle. He is propped up against a pillow, wearing a nightcap and a nightshirt. The bed is adorned with a floral quilt and pillows, with cats resting nearby. In the background, heavy curtains hang around the bed, and there is a glass and a small bottle on a bedside table.
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The image shows an elderly man lying in bed holding a candlestick and appearing to snuff out a candle. He is propped up against a pillow, wearing a nightcap and a nightshirt. The bed is adorned with a floral quilt and pillows, with cats resting nearby. In the background, heavy curtains hang around the bed, and there is a glass and a small bottle on a bedside table.

National Gallery of Art · Print

9 heures du soir

Honoré Daumier

Date
1839
Medium
lithograph on newsprint
Classification
Print
Accession number
1979.49.45
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
La Journée du Célibataire: pl.12

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • interior
  • architecture
  • Cat
  • Lamp
  • Bed
  • Man

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