Le conseil de révision. C'est un glorieux spectacle que de voir cette noble jeunesse française, pleine d'ardeur, de force et d'élégance, se disputer l'honneur de servir la patrie sous les drapeaux de Mars! (Tous les grands écrivains de l'endroit).

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Title:
Le conseil de révision. C'est un glorieux spectacle que de voir cette noble jeunesse française, pleine d'ardeur, de force et d'élégance, se disputer l'honneur de servir la patrie sous les drapeaux de Mars! (Tous les grands écrivains de l'endroit).
Title (alt.):
The Recruiting board. Is it not a glorious sight that these young noble Frenchmen, full of ardor, strength and elegance, ready to defend their honor by serving his country in the armed forces of Mars!. Caricature
Description:
This print appeared in La Caricature, 3e série, nr. 34. Apart from justice, the military was one of the most important pillars of the political system. Daumier succeeds in showing this in the series about bourgeois life by ridiculing the National Guard. Initially a revolutionnary protection group, the National Guard became the longer the more an instrument of the politicians. Daumier's print show us how extemely dangerous it was for the uniformed bourgeois to do sentry duty and leave his wife at home alone. This print is all the more shocking, showing the undernourished young boys being drafted into the National Guard. The state of health seemed to be of no importance. The only thing that counted was to recruit enough troops for the Guard.
Donor:
Trustman, Benjamin A., Trustman, Julia M.
Lithographer:
Daumier, Honoré, 1808-1879
Date:
1842
Format:
Drawings/Illustrations
Location:
Brandeis University Libraries
Collection (local):
Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman Collection of Honoré Daumier Lithographs
Subjects:
Recruiting
Soldiers
France--History--Louis-Philip, 1830-1848
Army life
Extent:
1 lithograph, b&w, 26.5 x 34 cm
Link to Item:
http://hdl.handle.net/10192/4942
Terms of Use:
Copyright restrictions may apply. For permission to copy or use this image, contact the Robert D. Farber University Archives and Special Collections Department, Brandeis University Libraries. The following credit line must be included with each item used: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman Collection of Honoré Daumier Lithographs, Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department, Brandeis University.
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Place of origin:
Paris
Notes:
3rd state.
Published in: La Caricature, August 21, 1842.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
Identifier:
LD991