Time too feels the urge for modern equipment, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, January 10, 1867
January 10, 1867
Medium
Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil)
Dimensions
Image: 10 7/16 × 8 3/8 in. (26.5 × 21.3 cm) Sheet: 11 5/8 × 11 9/16 in. (29.5 × 29.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1962
Accession Number
62.650.404
Tags
About the Artist
Honoré Daumier|Arnaud de Vresse|Destouches · 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...