Au Jardin des Plantes, from Actualités, published in Le Charivari, March 19, 1859
March 19, 1859
Medium
Lithograph on newsprint
Dimensions
Image: 8 7/8 × 10 15/16 in. (22.5 × 27.8 cm) Sheet: 14 1/4 × 11 3/8 in. (36.2 × 28.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1960
Accession Number
60.708.105
Tags
About the Artist
Honoré Daumier|Aaron Martinet|Destouches · 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...