Saint Sebastian
Honoré Daumier
1849–50
Medium
Charcoal on wove paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 12 11/16 x 7 3/8 in. (32.2 x 18.7cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ittleson Jr. Gift, 1969
Accession Number
69.23
Tags
AngelsSaints
About the Artist
Honoré Daumier · 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...