Plate 19: Robert Macaire at the restaurant, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires
Medium
Lithograph on wove paper; fourth state of four (Delteil)
Dimensions
Image: 8 7/16 × 10 13/16 in. (21.5 × 27.4 cm) Sheet: 10 1/4 × 13 7/16 in. (26.1 × 34.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Edwin De T. Bechtel, 1953
Accession Number
53.693.12
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Art Historical Context
Step into the witty world of 19th-century French satire with *Plate 19: Robertaire at the Restaurant*, lithograph by master caricaturist Honoré Daier, published in 1838 as part of the *Caricaturana* in *Les Robert Macaires*. Created the auspices of publisher Charles Philipon and printed by Aubert et Cie this print captures the iconic rogue Robert Macaire—a character popularized in a 1823 vaudeville play—reimagined as a symbol of hypocrisy and opportunism during France's July Monarchy (1830–1848). Daumier and Philipon used Macaire to skewer the era's corrupt financiers, politicians, and social ...
About the Artist
Aubert et Cie|Charles Philipon|Aubert et Cie|Junca|Honoré Daumier (French|French|French) · 1808 |1829 |1829 –1879 |1929 |1929
French, Marseilles 1808–1879 Valmondois| |