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Honoré Daumier
May 25, 1862
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
image without text: 10 1/2 x 8 11/16 in. (26.7 x 22.1 cm) plate: 17 1/2 x 12 5/16 in. (44.5 x 31.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926
Accession Number
26.52.4
Tags
PhotographyMenSatire
About the Artist
Honoré Daumier · 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...