They think they might be able to overtake the train!!!, from 'News of the day,' published in "Le Charivari"
Medium
Lithograph on wove paper; second state of two (Delteil)
Dimensions
Image: 9 3/8 × 8 5/16 in. (23.8 × 21.1 cm) Sheet: 14 5/16 × 10 1/8 in. (36.3 × 25.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1922
Accession Number
22.61.114
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the bustling pages of *Le Charivari*,'s premier satirical newspaper, Honoré Daumier—alongside collaborators Walter Frères and Arnaud Vresse—captured the era's technological fervor with this lively lithograph from May 6, 1870. Titled *They think they might be to overtake the train!!! it pokes fun at horse-drawn carriages racing futilely against the unstoppable might of the steam locomotive, reflecting the rapid of railways during the Second French Empire. Published in the "News of the Day", it embodies the witty social commentary that defined Daumier's career, highlighting the clash between ...
About the Artist
Walter Frères|Honoré Daumier|Arnaud de Vresse (French|French|French) · 1856 |1808 | –1870 |1879 |
|French, Marseilles 1808–1879 Valmondois|