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The image depicts an elderly man holding a pair of gloves, standing in front of a mirror. He has a monocle and sparse hair combed back under a top hat. His outfit includes a dark coat, light waistcoat, and fitted trousers. A small dog stands beside him. Behind him is a chair draped with a coat or cape, and a curtain hangs in the background. The mirror reflects his image and shows an umbrella leaning against a wall cabinet. The setting suggests a domestic room with wood-paneled walls and ornate details.
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The image depicts an elderly man holding a pair of gloves, standing in front of a mirror. He has a monocle and sparse hair combed back under a top hat. His outfit includes a dark coat, light waistcoat, and fitted trousers. A small dog stands beside him. Behind him is a chair draped with a coat or cape, and a curtain hangs in the background. The mirror reflects his image and shows an umbrella leaning against a wall cabinet. The setting suggests a domestic room with wood-paneled walls and ornate details.

National Gallery of Art · Print

10 heures du matin

Honoré Daumier

Date
1839
Medium
crayon lithograph in black on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 32.8 x 24.7 cm (12 15/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1995.68.4
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
  • Mirror
Provenance

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

Inscription

upper center in plate: LA JOURNEE DU CELIBATAIRE.; upper right in plate: 4; lower left in image in plate: hD; lower left below image in plate: Daumier Del.; lower center below image in plate: Imp. d'Aubert & Cie.; lower right below image in plate: Edité par le Charivari rue du Croissant 16; across bottom in plate: 10 HEURES DU MATIN / Mr Coquelet ayant rencontré au jardin des Plantes. Mlle Palissandre à laquelle il eût le bonheur / d'offrir une rose pompon le 1er mai 1804, a obtenu un rendez vous, et s'etant mis en frais d'une paire / de gants a 29 sous, il jette, un coup d'oeil a son miroir avant d'aller en bonne fortune.; by later hand, lower left in graphite: H.D. 2001; by later hand, lower right in graphite: L.D. 610

NGA object ID 92528. 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.