1835
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Girod de l'Ain - J.-Joseph Rousseau - Amiral Verhuel is a 1835 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows three older men in a courtroom. The man on the left stands stiffly, hands clasped behind his back. The middle man sits at a desk, holding papers and looking down. The man on the right stands with one hand in his pocket, adjusting his hat with the other. All three wear formal coats and look serious. The title names them as Girod de l'Ain, Rousseau, and Admiral Verhuel. Their exaggerated faces and poses make them look like they’re being mocked. The artist used sharp lines to highlight their expressions. Want to know more? Check out lithography to see how this print was made.
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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