Histoire du Costume en France: Tourmenteur
1843
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1843
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Histoire du Costume en France: Tourmenteur is a 1843 by Paul Gavarni, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This drawing shows a man in old-fashioned armor. His helmet is off, and he’s holding a pole with a bundle of sticks tied to it. The armor looks heavy, with plates covering his chest and legs. The background is plain, so the focus stays on his outfit. The title at the bottom, *Tourmenteur*, means he’s a "tormentor"—likely a jailer or soldier who punished prisoners. The armor style suggests it’s from a few hundred years ago. Want to know more? Look up Romanticism to see how artists used history and drama in their work.
