Exposition universelle: Section egyptienne

Julien Antoine Peulot after Honoré Daumier

National Gallery of Art

This is a drawing of a group of figures inspecting a wall adorned with abstract figures with animalistic features. The observers in the foreground are detailed while the figures on the wall are depicted with simplified lines. The figures on the wall appear as a collection of anthropomorphic entities, combining human shapes with animal heads like birds and dogs. The drawing evokes curiosity and examination as the observers appear captivated by the oddities before them.