Qui aime Bertrand aime son chien (He who loves Bertrand loves his dog), from Proverbes et Maximes, published in Le Charivari, July 22, 1840
July 22, 1840
Medium
Lithograph; third state of three (Delteil)
Dimensions
Sheet: 13 3/8 × 10 1/4 in. (34 × 26 cm) Image: 9 1/4 × 7 3/8 in. (23.5 × 18.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Howard W. Geiger, in memory of Howard W. Geiger, 1995
Accession Number
1995.228.1
Tags
About the Artist
Honoré Daumier|Bauger et Cie|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...