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Toujours l'influence du congres de la paix ...

Honoré Daumier

National Gallery of Art

The image is a caricature featuring four individuals in a chaotic scene. The central figure has a large, ruffled mane of hair and appears to be leaning backward. To their left and right, two figures are reaching upward. In the foreground, a fourth person is crawling on their hands and knees. All individuals are dressed in dark suits typical of 19th-century style. The background is a minimal sketch of a room with straight lines indicating walls. There are no visible objects or jewelry in the scene.

Artwork Details

Date
1849
Medium
lithograph
Dimensions
3050 × 4000 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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