Le Charivari, March 16, 1854–December 31, 1857
March 16, 1854–December 31, 1857
Medium
Lithographs and wood engravings
Dimensions
14 3/8 × 10 × 5/8 in. (36.5 × 25.4 × 1.6 cm)
Classification
Books|Periodicals
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Edwin De T. Bechtel, 1952
Accession Number
52.633.1(1-23)
Tags
About the Artist
Honoré Daumier|Charles Philipon|Aubert et Cie|CHAM (Amédée Charles Henri, Comte de Noé) · 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...