1845
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Madame Cabassol se promène... is a 1845 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two men in fancy 19th-century clothes—top hats, long coats, and stiff collars—standing next to a fence. One man holds a deer by its antlers, while the other looks surprised. The background is a simple, crosshatched fence and a cloudy sky. The caption below jokes about a woman walking with her husband’s younger friend near a deer. The drawing’s loose, sketchy style makes it feel quick and funny. Want to see more? Check out lithography to learn how artists like Daumier 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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