Ah! vous êtes mon mari, ah! vous êtes le maître...
Honoré Daumier
1849
Medium
lithograph in black on newsprint
Dimensions
image: 24.5 x 19.3 cm (9 5/8 x 7 5/8 in.) sheet: 35.9 x 24.8 cm (14 1/8 x 9 3/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of William B. O'Neal
Accession Number
1991.150.94
About the Artist
Honoré Daumier · 1810–1879
Honoré-Victorin Daumier (1808-1879) was a prolific French printmaker, caricaturist, painter, and sculptor whose works offered incisive commentary on the social and political life of 19th-century France. Known as the 'Michelangelo of Caricature,' Daumier produced over 4,000 lithographs, 500 paintings, 1,000 drawings, and 100 sculptures during his lifetime. His biting political satire led to his imp...