An Orchestra in a Fashionable Residence; plate 8 from the series, Les Comédiens de Société, published in "Le Charivari"
April 20, 1858
Medium
Lithograph; plate 8 from the series, Les Comédiens de Société, published in Le Charivari, 20 April 1858
Dimensions
Sheet: 10 7/16 × 14 1/8 in. (26.5 × 35.9 cm) Image: 8 3/16 × 10 9/16 in. (20.8 × 26.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1922
Accession Number
22.61.79
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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...