Black-and-white lithograph of a man leaning from a roof window looking down at a man at a lower window who gazes up; city rooftops at right.

Two Neighbours at Windows Looking at the Comet, Daumier Lithograph

A black-and-white lithograph shows two men at adjoining windows: the upper man leans from a roof dormer, face angled down toward the lower man, who rests his arms on a sill and gazes upward. Below, a French caption and rooftops along the street at right complete the scene.

Artist: Honoré-Victorin Daumier
Date: 1857
Medium: Lithograph on white wove paper
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 1296 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1857).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of the Print and Drawing Club

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