1838
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
C'est tout de même flatteur d'avoir fait tant d'élèves!... is a 1838 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a crowded street scene with two men in the center. One is pointing dramatically while the other leans in, listening. Behind them, a crowd of people in old-fashioned clothes stands in a line, some holding signs with numbers on them. The background has a building with faded text, and the whole scene looks like it was drawn quickly with rough lines. The two men in the front seem to be arguing or explaining something important. Their exaggerated poses and the chaotic crowd suggest this might be about a public event or protest. If you like this style, look up lithography to see how artists 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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