Clément-François-Victor-Gabriel Prunelle, published in La Caricature no. 138, June 27, 1833
June 27, 1833
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 13 5/8 × 9 13/16 in. (34.6 × 25 cm) Image: 10 3/16 × 7 5/16 in. (25.8 × 18.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Edwin De T. Bechtel, 1957
Accession Number
57.650.124
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the sharp-witted world of 19-century French satire with this lithograph by Honoré Daumier, *Clément-François-Victor-Griel Prunelle*, in *La Caric* no. 138 on June 27, 1833. Daumier, a masteraturist, collaborated with printer Becquet and publisher Aubert et Cie produce this incisive print, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of's Drawings and Prints department to the 1957 bequest of Edwin De T. Beel. Measuring about 13½ by 9¾ inches on the sheet, it captures a male figure—likely the politician Prunelle—through exaggerated features and biting humor, as hinted by its satire tags. Cre...
About the Artist
Honoré Daumier|Becquet|Aubert et Cie · 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...