Two men are separated by a wooden fence. The man on the left is wearing a dark suit with a long coat and a top hat. He is leaning over the fence and looking at the man on the right. The man on the right is kneeling on one knee, holding a stick or thin object and wearing a loose-fitting outfit with stripes on the lower leg. He has a full beard and a broad-brimmed hat with the letters "M.L.B." The background shows a sketched, rocky landscape or large hill beyond the fence.
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Two men are separated by a wooden fence. The man on the left is wearing a dark suit with a long coat and a top hat. He is leaning over the fence and looking at the man on the right. The man on the right is kneeling on one knee, holding a stick or thin object and wearing a loose-fitting outfit with stripes on the lower leg. He has a full beard and a broad-brimmed hat with the letters "M.L.B." The background shows a sketched, rocky landscape or large hill beyond the fence.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Ah! ben... le convoi... peut se flatter de l'échapper...

Honoré Daumier

Date
1843
Medium
lithograph
Classification
Print
Accession number
1943.3.2995
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E

Portfolio and series

Series
Les Chemins de fer: pl.1

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Street
  • Hat
  • Fence
  • Rock
  • Man

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