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Gare le déraillement!

Honoré Daumier

National Gallery of Art

This is a drawing of a train derailing with a figure on top and a man on the tracks. The image features a steam locomotive on unstable tracks with a skeletal figure holding a trident riding on top. In the foreground, a man is adjusting a plank marked "Suffrage Universel." The tracks curve into the background, creating a sense of movement, urgency, and tension.

Artwork Details

Date
1866
Medium
lithograph
Dimensions
3510 × 3688 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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