Harlé Père, published in La Caricature no. 136, June 5, 1833

Harlé Père, published in La Caricature no. 136, June 5, 1833 by Honoré Daumier|Becquet|L. de Benard

Medium

Lithograph

Dimensions

Sheet: 13 1/16 × 9 11/16 in. (33.2 × 24.6 cm) Image: 10 7/16 × 7 1/16 in. (26.5 × 17.9 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Edwin De T. Bechtel, 1957

Accession Number

57.650.44

Tags

CaricatureMen

About the Artist

Honoré Daumier|Becquet|L. de Benard · 18101879

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...

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