Discussion de la constitution
1848
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1848
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
You see three men in a room. One leans in, finger pointing. Another crosses his arms. The third looks away, mouth open mid-word. Their faces show real emotion. This lithograph was made in 1848. That year France got a new government after a revolution. Daumier used a greasy crayon on stone to print this image. That’s lithography—ink sticks where the crayon is. Look up Daumier, Honoré next.
