La cour rend des services et non pas des arrêts!

Honoré Daumier

National Gallery of Art

This is a drawing of three men in a stone room. The scene shows two men standing and one man lying down. One standing man is dressed in a military-style uniform with a large plumage hat and an ornate cape slung over his shoulders. The other standing figure, on the left, is wearing a suit appropriate for a more contemporary 19th-century style, with a bow tie and a waistcoat. The third man in the background is lying on a bed or a bench, dressed similarly in a contemporary style. The man is resting his head on his hand. There is a large earthenware jug on the floor. The style is characterized by detailed cross-hatching and fine lines typical of a lithograph print from the 19th century.