This poor King Louis XIV doesn't believe his eyes, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, August 21, 1871
August 21, 1871
Medium
Lithograph on newsprint
Dimensions
Image: 10 1/2 × 8 3/4 in. (26.7 × 22.3 cm) Sheet: 11 13/16 × 11 11/16 in. (30 × 29.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1948
Accession Number
48.117.4
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About the Artist
Honoré Daumier|Louis XIV, King of France · 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...