Un Réaliste trouve toujours un plus réaliste qui l'admire (One realist will always find another realist who admires his work)

Étienne after Honoré Daumier

National Gallery of Art

The image shows two men from the waist up. The man on the left is standing slightly tilted back with one hand touching his chest. He has short, wavy hair and a prominent nose. The man on the right stands close beside him, holding a paintbrush and palette. He has a full beard and curly hair. Both men wear loose-fitting shirts with different textures or patterns. In the background, there is a framed picture of a candle in a candlestick within a shadow box setting on the right side. A bust is on the wall above, and other frames and art-like objects decorate the wall behind them.