A session of hypnotism, from 'News of the day,' published in "Le Charivari"
August 31, 1869
Medium
Lithograph on wove paper; second state of two (Delteil)
Dimensions
Image: 9 7/16 × 8 1/16 in. (24 × 20.5 cm) Sheet: 14 1/4 × 10 1/2 in. (36.2 × 26.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1922
Accession Number
22.61.124
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the sharp-witted world of 19-century French satire with *A Session of Hypnotism*, a lithograph published in the August 31, 1869, issue of *Le Charivari*'s "News of the Day". Created by Honoré Daumier, collaborators Walter Frères and de Vresse (likely pseudonyms for the prolific caricaturist), this print captures the era's fascination with mesmerism and emerging hypnosis. Daumier, a cornerstone of the Realist movement and master of social commentary, skewers contemporary fads through exaggerated figures and ironic scenarios, often targeting bourgeois pretensions. Printed as a lithogr...
About the Artist
Walter Frères|Arnaud de Vresse|Honoré Daumier (French|French|French) · 1856 |1808 | –1870 |1879 |
|French, Marseilles 1808–1879 Valmondois|