Go and get yourself killed for me, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, August 10, 1871
August 10, 1871
Medium
Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil)
Dimensions
Image: 10 1/16 × 8 3/4 in. (25.5 × 22.2 cm) Sheet: 11 3/4 × 11 11/16 in. (29.9 × 29.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1948
Accession Number
48.117.15
Tags
Art Historical Context
Honoré Daumier's *Go and get yourself killed for me*, a biting lithograph published in the satirical newspaper *Le Charivari* on August 10, 1871, captures the raw disillusionment following France's defeat in the Franco-Prussian War and the bloody suppression of the Paris Commune earlier that year. Daumier, a master caricaturist renowned for skewering the bourgeoisie, politicians, and social hypocrisies, uses this image from his "News of the Day" series to mock the callous attitudes fueling endless conflict. The provocative title suggests a domestic scene where a woman urges a man toward mortal...
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...