The image shows three individuals. One person on the left is removing wallpaper from a wall using both hands. He has a focused expression, dark disheveled hair, and is wearing a knee-length dark robe with striped pants. Two others on the right are moving a large piece of furniture, with visible legs. They are wearing short-sleeved shirts and tight-fitting pants. The background features a room with walls showing torn, patterned wallpaper and a floor with scattered ripped wallpaper pieces.
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The image shows three individuals. One person on the left is removing wallpaper from a wall using both hands. He has a focused expression, dark disheveled hair, and is wearing a knee-length dark robe with striped pants. Two others on the right are moving a large piece of furniture, with visible legs. They are wearing short-sleeved shirts and tight-fitting pants. The background features a room with walls showing torn, patterned wallpaper and a floor with scattered ripped wallpaper pieces.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Ah! il m'a donné congé...

Honoré Daumier

Date
1847
Medium
lithograph on newsprint
Classification
Print
Accession number
1979.49.137
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E

Portfolio and series

Series
Locataires et propriétaires: pl.23

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Door
  • Man
  • Figures
  • Writing
  • furniture

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