Interieur d'un omnibus [bottom half]

published 1864

Charles Maurand after Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Charles Maurand

Artist, French, 1824 - 1904

Honoré Daumier

Artist After, French, 1808 - 1879

The image shows five individuals seated in an enclosed vehicle, likely an omnibus. Most of the people are visible from the waist up, except for the standing individual on the left. This person stands to the side, holding onto a vertical pole. To their right, a seated woman cradles a baby. Next to them sits a man with a stocky build, followed by a woman with a distinctive profile. The final man in the lineup wears a tall top hat and appears to be leaning with eyes closed. They are dressed in 19th-century attire. The background features minimal details of window frames or panels, suggesting they are inside a transportation vehicle.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jan Rie Kist

  • Accession Number

    1979.71.1.b

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bouvy 1933, no. 943, State i/ii

Associated Artworks

This is a drawing of a scene featuring military troops and a crowd near a coastline. The illustration depicts a large group of mounted troops moving, with a large tower structure on the left and dockside posts to the right. The scene is busy, with many individuals on foot interacting. Children and adults are present, observing and accompanying the mounted figures, adding to the dynamic energy of the scene. The drawing has detailed line work typical of 19th-century illustrated periodicals, capturing the social and historical context of a military event with depth.

Les troupes Austro-Prussiennes entrant a Hambourg ... [top half]

Charles Maurand

1864


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1933

  • Bouvy, Eugene. Honore Daumier: l'oeuvre grave. 2 vols. Paris: Maurice Le Garrec, 1933.

Wikidata ID

Q65566603

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