The parliamentary trains: One was for, the other against the government's proposal, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, January 27, 1872
Honoré Daumier
January 27, 1872
Medium
Lithograph on newsprint
Dimensions
Image: 9 in. × 7 11/16 in. (22.9 × 19.5 cm) Sheet: 11 1/4 × 11 1/4 in. (28.6 × 28.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1954
Accession Number
54.557.45
Tags
SatireMen
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...