How to Convince a Young Man to Finally Learn to Pay his Respects to his Parents, plate 26 from Professeurs et Moutards (Professors and Rascals)
Medium
Lithograph in black on white wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 19 × 24.9 cm (7 1/2 × 9 13/16 in.); Sheet: 24.8 × 32.5 cm (9 13/16 × 12 13/16 in.)
Classification
lithograph
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
132117
Art Historical Context
Honoré Daumier, a master of 19th-century French caricature, created *How to Convince a Man to Finally Learn to Pay his Respects to his*, plate 26 from his series *Professeurs etoutards* (Professors and Rascals in 1846. This lithograph exemplifies Daumier's sharp social satire, poking fun at education, family dynamics, and bourgeois hypocrisy during the July Monarchy. Through exaggerated expressions and dynamic poses, he captures a humorous lesson in filial piety, likely depicting a mischievous youth under the tutelage of a comically stern professor or parent. Printed in black ink on white wov...
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...