"Oui c'est Agamemnon c'est ton Roi qui t'éveille!..." (Iphigénie), plate 13 from the series Physionomies tragico-classiques, published in Le Charivari
Honoré Daumier|Aubert et Cie
April 27, 1841
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 10 3/16 × 14 11/16 in. (25.9 × 37.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession Number
2012.136.491
Tags
MenWomenSleeping
About the Artist
Honoré Daumier|Aubert et Cie · 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...