I beg you, get back into your box. You are going to endanger my equilibrium, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, January 13, 1869
January 13, 1869
Medium
Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil)
Dimensions
Image: 9 1/2 × 8 9/16 in. (24.1 × 21.7 cm) Sheet: 11 5/8 × 11 9/16 in. (29.5 × 29.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1948
Accession Number
48.117.22
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the bustling world of 19th-century Parisian satire, Honoré Daier reigns supreme as a master caricaturist. This lithograph, titled *I beg you, get into your box. You going to endanger my equilibrium appeared in the January 13, 1869, issue of *Le Charivari*, a daily newspaper renowned for its sharp political and social commentary during France's Second Empire. Daier, often collaborating with figures like Arnaud de Vresse and Destouches, captured the era's tensions through exaggerated human figures, poking fun at bourgeois hypocrisies, political figures, and everyday absurdities. The witty tit...
About the Artist
Honoré Daumier|Arnaud de Vresse|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...