Honoré Daumier
A classical poet composing an eclogue about the quiet pastoral life… “and these wretched journalists will say that my style is vague. How on earth can you be clear with such collaborators?!”
1839
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Honoré Daumier
A classical poet composing an eclogue about the quiet pastoral life… “and these wretched journalists will say that my style is vague. How on earth can you be clear with such collaborators?!”
1839
Physical Qualities
Crayon lithograph with scraping and hand coloring, Sheet: 355 × 275 mm. (14 × 10 13/16 in.)
Image: 235 × 215 mm. (9 1/4 × 8 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Garrett Collection
Object Number
1946.112.1447
Published in Le Charivari, February 28, 1840.
Jay Fisher, BMA, "Honore Daumier: Caricatures for Our Times," 1 September - 29 September, 1976; Circulated to Salisbury State College, 29 September - 27 October, 1976; Essex Community College, 27 October - 24 November, 1976; Loyola High School, 24 November - 22 December, 1976; Columbia, 28 December, 1976 - 18 January, 1977; Hagerstown Junior College, 18 January - 15 February, 1977; Morgan State University, 15 February - 8 March, 1977; Anne Arundel Community College, 8 March - 5 April, 1977; Washington College, 5 April - 3 May, 1977; U. Of MD. Eastern Shore, Downtown Gallery, 27 June - 29 July, 1977.
Baltimore Museum of Art, 'Daumier and the Art of Caricature', Nov. 7, 1989-Jan. 14, 1990.
Baltimore Museum of Art, 'Daumier and the Art of Caricature', Nov. 7, 1989-Jan. 14, 1990.
