L'heure de la rentrée en classe
1849
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1849
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
You see a man with a huge nose shouting through a megaphone at a group of kids. He looks like a grumpy teacher. The kids stare up, some bored, some scared. Daumier made this in 1849. He used lithography—ink on stone—to make sharp, funny lines. The scene mocks how adults boss kids around. It feels like a cartoon from 170 years ago. Check the work up close at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
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