1834
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Repos de la France is a 1834 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows a heavy man slumped in a fancy chair, wearing a top hat and striped pants. His head rests on a crown-shaped pillow, and a small woman stands behind him, holding a fan. Next to the chair lies a rolled-up carpet, a cane, and what looks like a broken column. The title *Repos de la France* hints this might be a joke about power—like France taking a nap. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to make it feel urgent and funny. Next, check out lithography to see how this kind of drawing was made.
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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