La Visite à l'Atelier, from Croquis Parisiens, published in Le Charivari, May 22, 1857
May 22, 1857
Medium
Lithograph; second state of two (Delteil)
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 1/8 × 9 13/16 in. (35.9 × 25 cm) Image: 8 3/8 × 7 11/16 in. (21.2 × 19.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1962
Accession Number
62.650.323
Tags
Art Historical Context
**La Visite à l'Atelier**, a lively lithograph from the *Croquis Parisiens* series, appeared in the satirical newspaper *Le Charivari* on May 22, 1857. Attributed to Honoré Daumier alongside Aaron Martinet and Destouches, it captures a quintessential scene of Parisian life: a group of boys and men visiting an artist's cluttered studio. Daumier, a master caricaturist, used such vignettes to poke gentle fun at the bourgeoisie and everyday absurdities during the early Second Empire, a time when *Le Charivari* thrived as a hub for social commentary. Printed as the second state of two (per Delteil...