1850
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
L'intérim d'un instituteur suspen du ... is a 1850 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph shows a soldier sitting at a desk with a group of children listening closely. The soldier wears a uniform, but holds a book instead of a weapon. The kids sit straight, some with hands folded. Daumier made this during France’s messy mid-1800s. Schools were scarce, so soldiers sometimes filled in as teachers. The image feels stiff, but the kids’ faces look real—not idealized. Try looking up more by Daumier, Honoré.
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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