My friend, you are tall enough; but now you must try to put on some weight!, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, August 29, 1866
August 29, 1866
Medium
Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil)
Dimensions
Image: 10 1/8 × 8 1/16 in. (25.7 × 20.4 cm) Sheet: 11 9/16 × 11 1/4 in. (29.4 × 28.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1936
Accession Number
36.12.108
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the witty world of 19th French satire with *My friend, you are tall; but now you must to put on some weight*, a lithograph published in the renowned satirical newspaper *Le Charari* on August , 1866. Created by Honoré Daum, a master caricaturist often collaborating with artists like Destouches and Arnaud de Vresse, this piece captures the sharp humor of the Second Empire era. Daumier's signature style—exaggerated figures and biting commentary—pokes fun at physical appearances, likely targeting a lanky public figure or bourgeois vanity amid France's politically charged atmosphere. Pr...
About the Artist
Destouches|Arnaud de Vresse|Honoré Daumier (French|French) · 1808 |1800 –1879 |1900
French, Marseilles 1808–1879 Valmondois|Paris