1838
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Le Perroquet is a 1838 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a man in a fancy coat teaching a boy to tie his tie. The boy sits in a chair, looking down, while the man gestures with both hands. Behind them, a mirror and framed pictures hang on the wall. The room looks simple, with a desk and a chair in the background. The title *Le Perroquet* (French for "parrot") hints at a funny detail: the boy’s name might be tied to the bird. The artist drew this as a quick, funny scene—common in 1830s France. Want to see more? Check out lithography to learn how artists made prints like this.
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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