Third Part, The Revolt 1825 - 1870

Célestin Nanteuil created this lithograph, Third Part, The Revolt, in the 19th century. Nanteuil was a French artist whose career was steeped in the Romantic movement, a period that valued emotion, individualism, and the glorification of the past. The print plunges us into a dramatic scene on a ship, where social hierarchies are starkly visible. One man in armor stands over the rest, the crowd below him disheveled and in various states of distress, some kneeling, others looking up at the man above them with pleading eyes. The image encapsulates the tension between power and subjugation. We are left to wonder about the stories of those who are revolting. What led to this moment of defiance? What does the future hold for these individuals challenging authority? The artwork asks us to consider the human cost of conflict and the universal desire for freedom and dignity.