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Black-and-white lithograph of two cloaked elderly women conversing under a lamp, with a comet with a long tail in the sky at upper right.

Two Women Beneath a Comet, Daumier Lithograph from Actualités

A black-and-white lithograph shows two elderly women in long cloaks standing in a dim room lit from the left by a lamp. One leans toward the other, whispering, while a comet with a streaming tail appears in the sky at upper right.

Artist
Honoré-Victorin Daumier
Date
1857
Medium
Lithograph in black on white wove paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1283 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