On the railroad, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, August 18, 1866
August 18, 1866
Medium
Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil)
Dimensions
Image: 8 1/4 × 8 1/4 in. (20.9 × 20.9 cm) Sheet: 11 7/16 × 11 9/16 in. (29.1 × 29.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1962
Accession Number
62.650.402
Tags
About the Artist
Honoré Daumier|Arnaud de Vresse|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...