Manquant le convoi

Honoré Daumier

National Gallery of Art

The image shows three exaggerated figures in a rainstorm rushing towards a departing train. The figures are comically drawn with large heads and expressive faces, battling the rain with diagonal lines. One figure wears a top hat, another holds an umbrella in the wrong direction, and the third figure is small and huddled. They are all trying to catch a train in the background, depicted simplistically. The landscape includes a train station or buildings. The caption implies they missed their connection, adding to the humor of the scene. The style is cartoonish and satirical, likely humorously depicting travel challenges in the railway age.