The image shows two figures in an outdoor rocky setting. One figure stands on the left with a forward posture holding a long stick, while the other figure kneels on the right also holding a stick. The first figure is shown from the back with one foot on a rock and the other lifted on a higher ledge. The second figure appears older, with distinct facial features and spectacles, wearing a long coat, head covering, and carrying a backpack. The background features lightly sketched landscape lines suggesting distant hills or mountains.
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The image shows two figures in an outdoor rocky setting. One figure stands on the left with a forward posture holding a long stick, while the other figure kneels on the right also holding a stick. The first figure is shown from the back with one foot on a rock and the other lifted on a higher ledge. The second figure appears older, with distinct facial features and spectacles, wearing a long coat, head covering, and carrying a backpack. The background features lightly sketched landscape lines suggesting distant hills or mountains.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Aperçois-tu un lieu civilisé...

Honoré Daumier

Date
1849
Medium
lithograph
Classification
Print
Accession number
1943.3.3089
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E

Portfolio and series

Series
Les Artistes: pl.3

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Mountain
  • Man
  • Figures

NGA object ID 6265. 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.