Newspapers at the Grocers (Les journaux chez l'épicier) from La Caricature, October 23, 1842
Medium
Lithograph with new caption added in pen and brown ink on attached piece of paper; inscribed on verso in pen and brown ink; first state of three
Dimensions
sheet: 7 1/2 x 9 7/16 in. (19 x 24 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Susan Schulman Printseller and Carolyn Bullard Fine Prints, in honor of Nadine Orenstein and Constance McPhee, 2012
Accession Number
2012.127
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About the Artist
Honoré Daumier|Biais|Goullet · 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...