1855
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
A Naples: Défilé des... gardes-du-corps... is a 1855 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a group of tired soldiers marching in a line. One man in the front leans on a stick, while another carries a wounded comrade on his back. The background has a vague cityscape and a tall, crumbling tower. The caption at the bottom hints this scene is from a military parade in Naples after an expedition. The rough, sketchy lines give it a hurried, real-life feel. Check out lithography to see how artists like Daumier made prints like this.
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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