Deftig geklede heer ontsteekt zijn sigaar aan de pijp van een arbeider in lompen 1834

"Deftig geklede heer ontsteekt zijn sigaar aan de pijp van een arbeider in lompen" (1834) by Hippolyte Bellangé is a lithograph depicting the stark contrast between the wealthy and the working class in 19th-century society. The scene shows a well-dressed gentleman lighting his cigar on the pipe of a poor laborer, highlighting the social divide of the era. The work, housed in the Rijksmuseum, serves as a powerful commentary on class inequalities and the realities of daily life in the early 19th century.