Project for the statue of peace at the Universal Exposition, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, January 5, 1867
January 5, 1867
Medium
Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil)
Dimensions
Image: 9 3/8 × 8 5/16 in. (23.8 × 21.1 cm) Sheet: 11 1/2 × 9 5/8 in. (29.2 × 24.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Edwin De T. Bechtel, 1957
Accession Number
57.650.295
Tags
Art Historical Context
This lithograph, titled *Project for the Statue of Peace the Universal Exposition*, was created by the renowned French caricaturisté Daumier (with possible contributions from Arnaud de Vresse and Destouches) and published in the satirical newspaper *Le Charari* on January 5, 1867. Daumier, a master of biting social commentary, produced thousands of such prints during his career, often critiquing politics, society, and hypocrisy under Napoleon III's Second Empire. This second-state impression on newsprint captures the era's tensions, as France prepared for the 1867 Paris Universal Exposition—a ...
About the Artist
Arnaud de Vresse|Destouches|Honoré Daumier (French|French|French) · 1808 |1800 |1856 –1879 |1900 |1870
French, Marseilles 1808–1879 Valmondois|Paris|