1850
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Arrivée en Alsace du commissaire ... is a 1850 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph shows a puffed-up man in a frilly 1800s suit perched on a farm cart. He waves a scroll that says “L’ÈRE DES CÉSARS” while a crowd of townsfolk and animals stare up at him. Daumier was famous for mocking pompous officials in prints like this. The man’s tiny legs and giant hat make the joke even sharper. Check out more of his sharp political cartoons next at Daumier, Honoré.
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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