Le Puits de Grenelle

Honoré Daumier

National Gallery of Art

The image shows three figures. On the right side, a man is in a bent-backward stance, holding a child at a distance from him. The man has an elongated face with furrowed brows, wearing a tall top hat, long dark coat, and dark trousers. The child has dark hair and is dressed in a simple one-piece outfit, appearing wet. On the left side, a woman stands slightly angled towards the man and child. She has wide eyes, curly hair partially covered by a bonnet, and is wearing a long flowing gown with a cape-like wrap, with her hands raised slightly towards the scene. The background is a blank expanse with minimal detail and faint lines suggesting distant structures or objects.