Le Ventre Législatif (The Legislative Belly)

Honoré Daumier

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a satirical drawing of a group of men in a legislative chamber. The men are depicted from the waist up, seated in several rows of benches. They have exaggerated facial features, varying hairstyles, and are dressed in 19th-century formal attire. Some hold papers. The scene is set in a semicircular hall with labeled rows, with figures in the background engaged in conversation or looking at documents.