Un jeune homme en train d'acquérir ... un art d'agrément

Honoré Daumier

National Gallery of Art

Three figures are depicted from the waist up, engaged in a musical practice. To the left is a young man playing a French horn, with focused facial expression and short, tousled hair. In the center, an older man with curly hair and a mustache, wearing a coat and glasses, reads from a sheet of music while holding a clarinet. To the right, another young man plays an oboe with a concentrated expression. He has short hair and wears a suit jacket. An open music stand displays the sheet music, with a shaded wall and a framed picture in the background.