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Mr. Dupin in His Little Shoes. Once Mr. Dupin noticed that one started a heated discussion about the reform of the election laws, he considered it the right moment to show himself at Clamecy, plate 123 from Actualités

Mr. Dupin in His Little Shoes. Once Mr. Dupin noticed that one started a heated discussion about the reform of the election laws, he considered it the right moment to show himself at Clamecy, plate 123 from Actualités by Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Medium

Lithograph in black on white wove paper

Dimensions

Image: 24.8 × 21.1 cm (9 13/16 × 8 5/16 in.); Sheet: 34.9 × 25.6 cm (13 3/4 × 10 1/8 in.)

Classification

lithograph

Department

Prints and Drawings

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

111826

About the Artist

Honoré-Victorin Daumier · 18081879

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...

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