1885
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Les Honneurs militaires rendus à la Depouille mortelle de L'Amiral Courbet is a 1885 ink by Auguste Lepère, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This woodcut shows a huge crowd filling a wide, open square. Soldiers march in tight rows, horses carry riders, and people line the streets and rooftops to watch. In the center, a long, covered wagon moves slowly down the middle of the road, surrounded by onlookers. The artist packed in tiny details—look at the faces on the rooftops, the flags on the buildings, even the smoke from the crowd. The scene feels busy but orderly, like a big public event. Want to know more? Check out engraving to see how artists like this carved fine lines into wood to make prints.
Louis-Auguste Lepère (30 November 1849 – 20 November 1918) was a French painter and etcher. Lepère is also considered a leader in the creative revival of wood engraving in Europe.
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