Very Haughty and Very Mighty Legitimist Brats

Very Haughty and Very Mighty Legitimist Brats by Honoré Daumier|Charles Philipon

Medium

Lithograph on chine collé

Dimensions

sheet: 12 13/16 x 2 3/16 in. (32.6 x 5.6 cm) image: 11 3/4 x 18 3/4 in. (29.8 x 47.6 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Edwin De T. Bechtel, 1957

Accession Number

57.650.186

Tags

CaricatureBoysGirlsWomenToysHorses

About the Artist

Honoré Daumier|Charles Philipon · 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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