Great Times for Small Fry..., plate 7 from Types Parisiens
published May 29, 1841
Medium
Lithograph, with scraping on stone on cream wove paper (sheet folded to form four pages), with text below and letterpress verso (and recto when unfolded)
Dimensions
Image: 16.8 × 23.6 cm (6 5/8 × 9 5/16 in.); Sheet, folded: 24.9 × 36.1 cm (9 13/16 × 14 1/4 in.)
Classification
lithograph
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
44467
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...