1847
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Une Soirée au corps de garde is a 1847 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph depicts two soldiers, one standing and one sitting, in a dimly lit room. The standing soldier is yawning, while the seated soldier appears to be reading or writing. The room is sparse, with a few scattered items on the floor. The standing soldier wears a dark jacket with a white cross on his chest, and a hat on his head. The seated soldier has a similar jacket, but without the cross. The atmosphere is one of quiet, mundane activity. The image is rendered in dark, muted tones, with bold lines and shading that give it a sense of depth and texture. For more on this style, look up Romanticism.
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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