The Grenelle Wells. The director Mr. Mulot and his son finally reaching the end of their work, crossing their arms and putting their hands into their pockets and congratulating themselves that posterity will not be able to reproach them of not having produced clean water, plate 46 from Caricatures Du Jour

Q: Is "The Grenelle Wells. The director Mr. Mulot and his son finally reaching the end of their work, crossing their arms and putting their hands into their pockets and congratulating themselves that posterity will not be able to reproach them of not having produced clean water, plate 46 from Caricatures Du Jour" in the public domain?

Yes, The Grenelle Wells. The director Mr. Mulot and his son finally reaching the end of their work, crossing their arms and putting their hands into their pockets and congratulating themselves that posterity will not be able to reproach them of not having produced clean water, plate 46 from Caricatures Du Jour is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

1842

The Grenelle Wells. The director Mr. Mulot and his son finally reaching the end of their work, crossing their arms and putting their hands into their pockets and congratulating themselves that posterity will not be able to reproach them of not having produced clean water, plate 46 from Caricatures Du Jour by Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Medium

Lithograph in black on white wove paper

Dimensions

Image: 20.4 × 24.4 cm (8 1/16 × 9 5/8 in.); Sheet: 26.9 × 35.1 cm (10 5/8 × 13 7/8 in.)

Classification

lithograph

Department

Prints and Drawings

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

79907

About the Artist

Honoré-Victorin Daumier · 1808–1879

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...

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