Diogenes and Alcibiades at the Odeon. “- Ah... it's modern....what a man!,” plate 121 from Actualités
published January 23, 1846
Medium
Lithograph in black, with scraping on stone on cream wove paper, with text added in another hand and letterpress verso
Dimensions
Image: 24.4 × 22.8 cm (9 5/8 × 9 in.); Sheet: 36.5 × 25.6 cm (14 3/8 × 10 1/8 in.)
Classification
lithograph
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
44480
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...