1849
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Ils prétendent qu'ils la soutiennent is a 1849 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a big, angry crowd of men. They’re lifting a giant woman up high. She’s holding a sign that says "République Française." The men look rough and determined, but she’s calm on top. The artist made this to show how people support their country. The woman stands for France, and the men are trying to hold her up—even if they’re struggling. Want to see more? Check out 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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