Adolphe Thiers

Honoré Daumier

National Gallery of Art

The man in this print is standing upright, partially turned to the left, with his hands behind his back. He has pale skin, a long nose, round cheeks, and a hint of a smile on his thin lips. He has short, neatly combed white hair and arched dark eyebrows, and he wears small round spectacles. The man is dressed in formal attire, including a long light-colored coat, a white waistcoat, trousers, and dark boots, with a high-collared shirt. He is holding a rolled object behind his back, like a rolled piece of paper. The background is plain, and the man casts a dark shadow on the blank ground.