Electors, into my arms!..., from 'News of the day,' published in "Le Charivari"
March 10, 1869
Medium
Lithograph on wove paper; second state of two (Delteil)
Dimensions
Image: 9 9/16 × 8 9/16 in. (24.3 × 21.7 cm) Sheet: 14 3/16 × 10 3/8 in. (36.1 × 26.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1922
Accession Number
22.61.129
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the sharp-witted world of Honoré Daumier with *Electors, into my!..., from 'News of the Day,'* published in the satirical French journal *Le Charivari* on March 10, 1869. Daumier, a master caricaturist of 19th-century France, skewered politicians and society through exaggerated figures and biting commentary. This lithograph captures the era's electoral fervor under Napoleon III's Second Empire, the title's rallying cry mocks a politician's opportunistic embrace of voters, evoking the chaotic crowds and rhetorical bombast of public life. Printed as a lithograph on wove paper—the seco...
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...