Lid van de Nationale Garde kijkt in sneeuwbui op zakhorloge 1837

This lithograph by Honoré Daumier, created in 1837, depicts a member of the National Guard, clad in a heavy coat and hat, standing in the snow and checking his pocket watch. Daumier, known for his social commentary through his art, often satirized the French political scene and its characters, and this work likely reflects the artist's views on the National Guard and its role in society. The image’s starkness and realistic portrayal of a man in his mundane routine speaks to Daumier's social realism style. The lithograph is currently housed in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.