1842
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
L'Agent d'affaires is a 1842 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a man in a hurry, wearing a tall black top hat and a long coat. He’s holding a bag and a cane, stepping out of a doorway with the words *"Justice de Paix"* on it. His face looks worried, and his legs are mid-stride, like he’s rushing somewhere. The caption below jokes about him being late for a meeting about a bakery deal. The drawing is quick and rough, almost like a sketch in a newspaper. If you like this style, check out more by Daumier, Honoré.
Honoré-Victorin Daumier was a French painter, sculptor, and printmaker, whose many works offer commentary on the social and political life in France, from the Revolution of 1830 to the fall of the Second French Empire in 1870.
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