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)

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) by Honoré Daumier|Pannier et Cie.|Charles Trinocq

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 · 18101879

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...

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