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This is an illustration of a chaotic room with a small dog causing turmoil. The dog is on a disrupted table with scattered objects like cards and broken crockery on the floor. A top hat is on a hook nearby. Two individuals are depicted, one gesturing animatedly while leaning over the table, and another figure stands in the background. The scene captures the energetic and comedic disarray of a spontaneous domestic disturbance.
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This is an illustration of a chaotic room with a small dog causing turmoil. The dog is on a disrupted table with scattered objects like cards and broken crockery on the floor. A top hat is on a hook nearby. Two individuals are depicted, one gesturing animatedly while leaning over the table, and another figure stands in the background. The scene captures the energetic and comedic disarray of a spontaneous domestic disturbance.

National Gallery of Art · Print

5 heures du soir

Honoré Daumier

Date
1839
Medium
crayon lithograph in black on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 34.4 x 26.2 cm (13 9/16 x 10 5/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1995.68.10
Credit line
Gift in memory of Dr. Ruth B. Benedict by the Washington Print Club and Her Friends
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
La Journée du Célibataire

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • mammal
  • animal
  • lithograph
  • daily life
  • genre
  • Dog
Provenance

Alberto Borletti; (David Carritt Limited, Artemis Group, London); NGA designated purchase, 1995.

Inscription

upper center in plate: LA JOURNEE DU CELIBATAIRE.; by later hand, upper right in graphite: 10; lower right in image in plate: h.D.; lower left below image in plate: Imp. d'Aubert & Cie.; lower right below image in plate: Au Bureau du Charivari R. du Croissant 16; across bottom in plate: 5 HEURES DU SOIR / Mr Coquelet vous êtes un être insociable; vous vous entendez avec vot' chien; voila deux fois que j'en ai / 149, il saute sur la table et il brouille tout. Votre chien est un compere!....et vous un vieux tricheur.; by later hand, lower left to lower center in graphite: L.D. 616 HD 2007; by later hand, lower right in graphite: [?] / 21861; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: os 14 Set of 12

NGA object ID 92525. 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.