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La Caricature (1830–1843)
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La Caricature was a satirical weekly French periodical that was distributed in Paris between 1830 and 1843 during the July Monarchy. Its cartoons repeatedly attacked King Louis Philippe, whom it typic
Cover of an 1833 edition
Cover of an 1833 edition
The famous cartoon of Louis Philippe as a pear, drawn by Honoré Daumier after the sketch by Charles Philipon and published in La Caricature in 1831
The famous cartoon of Louis Philippe as a pear, drawn by Honoré Daumier after the sketch by Charles Philipon and published in La Caricature in 1831
Le juste milieu se crotte by Traviès de Villers
Le juste milieu se crotte by Traviès de Villers
Honoré Daumier
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Honoré-Victorin Daumier was a French painter, sculptor, and printmaker, whose many works offer commentary on the social and political life in France, from the Revolution of 1830 to the fall of the Sec
La Caricature (1830–1843)
…mostly worked for these two papers, through which they attacked the king and the system of government with growing violence. The major contributors were Honoré Daumier (1808–1879) and Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville (1803–1847), but there were many others. For example, a caricature by Jules David appeared in La…
Daumier c. 1850
Daumier c. 1850
Portrait of a Girl, Jeannette (c. 1830), chalk and conté crayon, Albertina, Austria
Portrait of a Girl, Jeannette (c. 1830), chalk and conté crayon, Albertina, Austria
Gargantua (1831), lithograph: King Louis Philippe I sits on his throne (a close stool), consuming a continuous diet of tribute fed to him by various b
Gargantua (1831), lithograph: King Louis Philippe I sits on his throne (a close stool), consuming a continuous diet of tribute fed to him by various bureaucrats, dignitaries, and bourgeoisie, while defecating a steady stream of titles, awards, and medals in return.
The Court of King Pétaud (1832), hand-coloured lithograph, 24.6 x 50 cm., British Museum, London: Procession before the throne (left to right): Girod
The Court of King Pétaud (1832), hand-coloured lithograph, 24.6 x 50 cm., British Museum, London: Procession before the throne (left to right): Girod de l'Ain, Dupin and Kératry servants in red; Madier de Montjau tall man; Lobau with a clyster; Thiers very small man; d'Argout, bespectacled & bowing, Marshal Soult also bowing and Atthalin, head turned in profile to left.