By God! If Ireland should really wave this flag now!, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, November 21, 1866
November 21, 1866
Medium
Lithograph on newsprint; fourth state of four (Delteil)
Dimensions
Image: 9 5/8 × 7 11/16 in. (24.4 × 19.6 cm) Sheet: 11 5/8 × 9 1/16 in. (29.5 × 23 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1936
Accession Number
36.12.35
Tags
About the Artist
Honoré Daumier|Arnaud de Vresse|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...