Celui-la, on peut le mettre en liberté! (This one we can set free! He is no longer dangerous!)

Honoré Daumier

National Gallery of Art

Three men are depicted in the image. The first man lies in a bed, covered up to his neck with a blanket. He wears a loose shirt, a headband, and looks upward. His right arm hangs over the side of the bed near a jug on the floor. Another man stands above him to the left in a uniform with a hat and coat. Beside him to the right, a third man stands dressed in formal attire with a cape and a top hat. The background shows a textured surface with faint outlines of figures. The setting suggests an indoor scene with somber tones in the characters' attire and expressions.