The Influence of the Peace Congress. “Oh you scoundrels, you are fighting again... you still don't know that man should live in peace and be master of himself,” plate 8 from Actualités
Medium
Lithograph in black on white wove paper
Dimensions
25.4 × 20.7 cm (10 × 8 3/16 in.); Sheet: 29.8 × 22.8 cm (11 3/4 × 9 in.)
Classification
lithograph
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
79633
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...