To think that one would have been able to build a dozen primary schools with the stone of all these pedestals, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, October 19, 1867

To think that one would have been able to build a dozen primary schools with the stone of all these pedestals, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, October 19, 1867 by Honoré Daumier|Arnaud de Vresse|Destouches

Medium

Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil)

Dimensions

Image: 9 1/2 × 7 7/8 in. (24.1 × 20 cm) Sheet: 11 11/16 × 9 7/16 in. (29.7 × 24 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1936

Accession Number

36.12.138

Tags

SatireWeaponsMen

About the Artist

Honoré Daumier|Arnaud de Vresse|Destouches · 18101879

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...

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