Mr. PRUDHOMME: Long live the third class compartments..., from 'On the train,' published in Le Charivari, August 30, 1864
August 30, 1864
Medium
Lithograph on newsprint; third state of three (Delteil)
Dimensions
Image: 8 13/16 × 9 1/8 in. (22.4 × 23.1 cm) Sheet: 11 9/16 × 10 13/16 in. (29.3 × 27.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Accession Number
Ref.Daumier.1
Tags
About the Artist
Honoré Daumier|Aaron Martinet|Destouches · 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...