The parliamentary trains: A right wing deputy is shocked by the sight of the red flag of the signal-man, assuming that the Commune has been proclaimed at Versailles, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, January 22, 1872
January 22, 1872
Medium
Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil)
Dimensions
Image: 8 13/16 × 7 3/8 in. (22.4 × 18.7 cm) Sheet: 14 1/8 × 10 13/16 in. (35.8 × 27.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1960
Accession Number
60.708.127
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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...