Ch. Ferdinand Gambon

Honoré Daumier

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a full-body caricature of a man standing. He has one hand on his hip and the other resting on a podium or block. The man's facial features are exaggerated, including a prominent forehead, intense eyebrows, a large, bushy beard and mustache. He has long hair flowing to the shoulders. He is dressed in a formal suit with a long coat, vest, and trousers. The background is plain with some light shading. There are no visible accessories or objects in his hands apart from the podium.