Caption

An unpleasant encounter, Caricature of two men in an omnibus, Representations from Honoré de Balzac's *La comédie humaine*, *La comédie humaine*, print, Series number, 5, The well-dressed gentleman owes his tailor money. Therefore, he ignores the man when he sits down next to him in the omnibus., number: '56', printmaker: Honoré Daumier, Paris, printer (person): Aubert & Cie., publisher: Pannier & Cie., 1843, Honoré Daumier, Aubert & Cie., Pannier & Cie., printmaker, printer (person), publisher, paper, lithography, height 362 mm x width 243 mm, Print published in: Le Charivari, Aubert: Paris, 03-04-1843. Le Charivari was a humorous newspaper with caricatures and (political) cartoons., diligence, omnibus, horse-tram, caricatures (human types), A charcoal drawing shows a row of seated men inside a carriage, visible from the waist down to their feet; two central figures wear tall top hats, coats, and scarves, one holding a cloth in his hands and the other resting his hat on his lap while leaning slightly forward with an animated facial expression; window panels behind them reveal a faint suggestion of buildings outside; the seating and floor are shaded with crosshatching, and parts of neighboring passengers are partially visible at the edges of the scene.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B23_063

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Rights managed

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35.0Mb (12.4Mb) / 10.6in x 12.9in / 3166 x 3859 (300dpi)

Keywords

unpleasant encounter Caricature two men omnibus Representations Honoré de Balzac's *La comédie humaine* *La print Series number 5 well-dressed gentleman owes tailor money ignores man sits down next number 56 printmaker Honoré Daumier Paris printer person Aubert & Cie publisher Pannier & Cie 1843 paper lithography height 362 mm x width 243 mm Print published in Le Charivari Aubert 03-04-1843 Le Charivari was humorous newspaper caricatures political cartoons diligence horse-tram human types charcoal drawing row seated men inside carriage visible waist down feet two central figures wear tall top hats coats scarves holding cloth hands resting hat lap leaning slightly forward animated facial expression window panels them reveal faint suggestion buildings outside seating floor shaded crosshatching parts neighboring passengers partially visible edges scene