The Bordeaux Assembly: View of the conciliatory attitude of the "moderate party," from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, March 11, 1871
March 11, 1871
Medium
Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil)
Dimensions
Image: 9 1/8 × 6 15/16 in. (23.1 × 17.6 cm) Sheet: 11 1/2 × 11 1/16 in. (29.2 × 28.1 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
57.650.500
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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...