“- Inspite of all their assertions that their guns are only loaded with small shots, it is nonetheless annoying to be aimed at the head like this for three consecutive hours... I tremble at the thought that they might dream of an encounter with a rabbit...,” plate 13 from Émotions De Chasse
Medium
Lithograph in black on white wove paper, with letterpress verso
Dimensions
Image: 19 × 22.6 cm (7 1/2 × 8 15/16 in.); Sheet: 24.9 × 29.7 cm (9 13/16 × 11 3/4 in.)
Classification
lithograph
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
21639
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...