Adèlaïde...Il me semble que je vois...la comète! (Adelaide...I think I see the comet!), from Croquis Parisiens, published in Le Charivari, February 18, 1857

In this lithograph, a woman named Adèlaïde peers intently through a telescope, her face a mask of concentration as she points towards the night sky. Her male companion, a stout figure in a nightcap, follows her gaze with a mix of skepticism and mild annoyance, seemingly unimpressed by her celestial discovery. The scene, part of a series called "Croquis Parisiens" published in the satirical newspaper Le Charivari, captures a moment of domestic comedy rooted in the public fascination with the Great Comet of 1857. The artist Honoré Daumier often used such everyday scenarios to gently poke fun at human foibles. The stark contrasts of light and shadow, typical of lithography, emphasize the drama of Adèlaïde's perceived sighting and the man's resigned reaction, making the figures feel both monumental and intimately human.