Honoré Daumier
Victor Hugo, from 'Les Representans Representes'
About this artwork
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artist:Honoré DaumierFrench (1808 - 1879)
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title:Victor Hugo, from 'Les Representans Representes'
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date created:1849
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materials:Lithograph on paper
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measurements:Image: 26.90 x 19.40 cm; sheet: 38.00 x 25.00 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Presented by Frank Rinder, 1912
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accession number:P 65
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Honoré Daumier
Honoré Daumier
Daumier was a gifted graphic artist, sculptor and painter, best known for his biting satire. Born in Marseille, he moved to Paris with his father at the age of eight and later studied drawing with Alexandre Lenoir and at the Académie Suisse. After the 1830 Revolution, he produced illustrations for...