1834
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Representant du Peuple (Representative of thePeople) is a 1834 ink by Auguste Raffet, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a man on horseback riding fast, with his hat flying off. Around him, soldiers on foot hold rifles, some looking up at him. The horse’s legs are mid-motion, kicking up dust. The background is blurry, like a crowd or battlefield smoke. The title at the bottom calls the rider a "Representative of the People." The rough, sketchy lines make it feel urgent and alive. Next, look up lithography to see how this print was made.
Denis Auguste Marie Raffet (2 March 1804 – 16 February 1860) was a French illustrator and lithographer. He was a student of Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, and was a retrospective painter of the Empire.
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