Serment Renouvelé...des Suisses, from Locataires et Propriétaires, published in Le Charivari, September 29, 1856
September 29, 1856
Medium
Lithograph; second state of two (Delteil)
Dimensions
Sheet: 9 13/16 × 14 5/16 in. (25 × 36.4 cm) Image: 8 in. × 10 1/8 in. (20.3 × 25.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Edwin De T. Bechtel, 1954
Accession Number
54.557.11
Tags
Art Historical Context
This 1856 lithograph by Honoré Daumier, published in the French satirical journal *Le Charivari*, belongs to the series *Locataires et Propriétaires* (Tenants and Landlords). Created with the printer Destouches and publisher Aaron Martinet, the work exemplifies Daumier’s mastery of the medium during the height of his career. Lithography allowed him to produce sharp, expressive lines that captured the gestures and expressions of his subjects with remarkable economy, making it ideal for reaching a broad newspaper audience. The title *Serment Renouvelé...des Suisses* hints at a humorous commenta...