I am a bird, see my wings. I am a bat, long live the rats (La Fontaine), from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, March 24, 1869
March 24, 1869
Medium
Lithograph on newsprint; third state of three (Delteil)
Dimensions
Image: 9 13/16 × 8 1/4 in. (24.9 × 21 cm) Sheet: 11 5/8 × 11 5/8 in. (29.5 × 29.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.622.43
Tags
About the Artist
Honoré Daumier|Aaron Martinet|Destouches · 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...