1846
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Eh! Bien comment me trouves-tu dans mon nouvel uniforme ... is a 1846 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see a man showing off his new military uniform to a woman and child. He's standing proudly, and the woman and child are looking at him. The man's uniform is detailed, and his pose is confident, which says a lot about how people presented themselves back then. The way the man is portrayed is interesting because it's a caricature, which means his features are exaggerated. This style of drawing was popular in the 19th century, and it was often used to comment on social issues. You can learn more about this style by looking into the technique of lithography.
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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