L'Hotel des Commissaires-priseurs: L'Expert

Charles Maurand after Honoré Daumier

National Gallery of Art

This is a drawing of a man presenting a painting to a group of people. The man is animated and expressive while the group of onlookers leans in attentively. Hats of a period style are worn by the group. The background shows vertical lines on the wall. The drawing uses fine lines and rich contrasts characteristic of illustrative etchings.