This is a drawing of three cartoonish, older gentlemen dressed in formal 19th-century attire, conversing in a light-hearted manner. The drawing is executed in black and white with use of shading to define the characters' exaggerated features and expressions. The central gentleman appears to be animated in conversation with the one on the right, who holds a newspaper under his arm, while the third figure stands observing. In the foreground, a dog sniffs the ground. The text at the top reads "La Journée du Célibataire" indicating "The Day of the Bachelor."
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1839
- Medium
- crayon lithograph in black on wove paper
- Dimensions
- 3477 × 4892 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original