Enfoncé Lafayette!... Attrappe mon vieux!
1834
Medium
lithograph
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.2956
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of19th-century French political satire with Honoré Daier's *Enfoncé Lafayette!... Attr mon vieux!* (1834), a lively lithograph from the National Gallery of Art's Rosenwald. Daumier, a master caricaturist, captured the turbulent spirit of the July Monarchy King Louis-Philippe, using his sharp wit to skewer public figures. Here, the title—roughly translating to "Stuck, Lafayette!... Take that, man!"—mocks the aging revolutionary hero Marquis de Lafayette, a symbol of 1789 who by the 1830s had become a thorn in the regime's side. Lithography, Daumier's preferred mediu...
About the Artist
Honoré Daumier · 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...