Monsieur, je souscris pour le temblement de terre ...

Honoré Daumier

National Gallery of Art

This is a black and white drawing of a person in an office setting, communicating through a screened window. One person is standing on one side of a partition, leaning forward to speak with another person seated on the other side. The standing person is dressed in formal attire from an older era, with a long coat and knee-length trousers. There is a top hat on the counter between them. The partition has a grid-like pattern, suggesting a barrier, and the interior seems to be an office, with the seated figure holding a writing instrument. The artwork is part of a series called "Les Philanthropes du Jour."