The Boulogne Train Station. An English Excursion Train (La gare de chemin de fer de Boulogne. Un train de plaisir anglais), from Physionomies des Chemins de Fer (Physiognomies of the Railways)
Honoré Daumier|Pannier et Cie.|Charles Trinocq
March 24, 1852
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
sheet: 9 15/16 x 13 15/16 in. (25.2 x 35.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1954
Accession Number
54.557.13
Tags
SatireMenWomenDogs
About the Artist
Honoré Daumier|Pannier et Cie.|Charles Trinocq · 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...