Expliquez-moi donc, monsieur Badoulard...

Honoré Daumier

National Gallery of Art

The image displays three men captured from the waist up. The first man is on the left, facing the second man directly and pointing towards him. He has a mustache and sideburns, and his hair is mostly hidden by a military-style cap. He wears a dark uniform with large, light-colored epaulettes and a sash across his chest. The second man stands in the center, wearing spectacles and a similar uniform to the first man, including a draped sash. The third man is on the right, slightly angled towards the first man, with his hands clasped in front of him. He also has a mustache, wears a tall ornate hat with a plume, and a dark military uniform with epaulettes and a cross-body sash. The background seems to be an interior setting with a wooden floor and a cylindrical structure, possibly a stove pipe, in one corner.