Le Barbillon entraine...
1840
Medium
lithograph
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.2972
Art Historical Context
Honoré Daumier’s *Le Barbillon entraine...* (1840), a lively lithograph from the National Gallery of Art’s Rosenwald Collection, captures the artist’s signature flair for dynamic movement and social observation. As a master of 19th-century French lithography, Daumier produced thousands of prints that brought art to the masses through affordable reproduction, allowing his sharp commentary on everyday life to reach wide audiences during the July Monarchy. Created amid France’s burgeoning horse-racing culture, this work likely depicts a training or racing scene featuring “Barbillon,” evoking the...
About the Artist
Honoré Daumier · 1810–1879
Honoré-Victorin Daumier (1808-1879) was a prolific French printmaker, caricaturist, painter, and sculptor whose works offered incisive commentary on the social and political life of 19th-century France. Known as the 'Michelangelo of Caricature,' Daumier produced over 4,000 lithographs, 500 paintings, 1,000 drawings, and 100 sculptures during his lifetime. His biting political satire led to his imp...