Karikatuur van een grenadier die op zijn post moet blijven staan 1843

Edouard de Beaumont created this print, "Caricature of a grenadier who must remain on his post," using lithography. The composition is structured by a stark contrast: the dark-skinned grenadier in the foreground and the light-skinned sailor. The grenadier’s checkered trousers and towering headdress command immediate attention. This visual discord destabilizes established meanings, forcing us to question the values and power structures at play. Beaumont’s semiotic system uses clothing and skin tone as signs to communicate social and political messages. The artist challenges fixed meanings and engages with new ways of thinking about representation. This lithograph serves not only as an aesthetic object but also as a provocation, prompting an ongoing interpretation of its cultural and philosophical discourse.