Mlle. Etienne-Joconde-Cunégonde-Bécassin de Constitutionnel...
May 8, 1834
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
sheet: 13 3/16 x 10 in. (33.5 x 25.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1918
Accession Number
18.53.3
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About this artwork
Mlle. Etienne-Joconde-Cunégonde-Bécassin de Constitutionnel... is a prints by French artist Honoré Daumier|Delaunois, created in May 8, 1834. The work was created using lithograph. It measures sheet: 13 3/16 x 10 in. (33.5 x 25.4 cm). Printmaking during this period was an essential medium for disseminating artistic imagery and ideas across broad audiences. The technique involved careful preparation of printing surfaces and meticulous application of ink to transfer images onto paper. Such prints ...
About the Artist
Honoré Daumier|Delaunois · 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...