1834
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Enfoncé Lafayette!... Attrappe mon vieux! is a 1834 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
The image depicts a man in a top hat, standing on a hill overlooking a crowd of people. He is holding a handkerchief to his face and appears to be crying. In the background, a large crowd is gathered, with some people standing on a raised platform. The scene is set against a backdrop of rolling hills and a distant cityscape. This painting is an example of Romanticism, a movement that emphasized emotion and individualism. To learn more about this style, explore the Romanticism movement.
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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