Catholic society of baptism established for all the drunkards of Paris. (Article 1) From Rouen to Bercy the Seine will be transformed into the River Jordan. "In the name of the great society Mélange, Macaire & Co. I baptise you 'old Macon', grand cru of the year of the comet, and the public will stand in line for it," plate 48 from Revue Caricaturale

Q: Is "Catholic society of baptism established for all the drunkards of Paris. (Article 1) From Rouen to Bercy the Seine will be transformed into the River Jordan. "In the name of the great society Mélange, Macaire & Co. I baptise you 'old Macon', grand cru of the year of the comet, and the public will stand in line for it," plate 48 from Revue Caricaturale" in the public domain?

Yes, Catholic society of baptism established for all the drunkards of Paris. (Article 1) From Rouen to Bercy the Seine will be transformed into the River Jordan. "In the name of the great society Mélange, Macaire & Co. I baptise you 'old Macon', grand cru of the year of the comet, and the public will stand in line for it," plate 48 from Revue Caricaturale is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

1843

Catholic society of baptism established for all the drunkards of Paris. (Article 1) From Rouen to Bercy the Seine will be transformed into the River Jordan. "In the name of the great society Mélange, Macaire & Co. I baptise you 'old Macon', grand cru of the year of the comet, and the public will stand in line for it," plate 48 from Revue Caricaturale by Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Medium

Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper

Dimensions

Image: 20.1 × 25.7 cm (7 15/16 × 10 1/8 in.); Sheet: 26.2 × 34.2 cm (10 3/8 × 13 1/2 in.)

Classification

lithograph

Department

Prints and Drawings

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

79909

About the Artist

Honoré-Victorin Daumier · 1808–1879

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...

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