Plate 20: To anyone with capital to lose, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires
Medium
Lithograph on wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 9 7/16 × 8 3/8 in. (23.9 × 21.2 cm) Sheet: 13 7/16 × 10 3/16 in. (34.2 × 25.8 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
53.693.11
Tags
Art Historical Context
In 1838, French caricaturist Honoré Daumier contributed this sharp satire, *Plate 20: To with capital to lose*, *Caricaturana*, a series in *Les Robert Mac* by Charles Philipon printed by Aubert et Cie Daumier, a master of 19th-century political and social commentary, drew from the infamous duo of Robert Macaire—a cunning swindler—and his sidekick Bertrand, popularized in a 1834 play. Under King Louis-Philippe's July Monarchy, such prints in journals like *Le Charivari* lampooned corruption, greed, and the bourgeoisie, often skirting censorship through clever allegory. Rendered as a lithograp...
About the Artist
Junca|Honoré Daumier|Aubert et Cie|Aubert et Cie|Charles Philipon (French|French) · 1831 |1813 –1839 |1873
|French (born Italy), Rome 1813–1873 Bourron-Marlotte