Honoré Daumier, The 56, or the trappists of politics: –Tough to have a session in front of your own grave!, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, April 8, 1870
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1956 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access (CC0)View original →
Honoré Daumier

The 56, or the trappists of politics: –Tough to have a session in front of your own grave!, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, April 8, 1870

April 8, 1870

Current Collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, United States

Medium
Lithograph, pen and brown ink, and red pencil on newsprint; second state of three, proof (Delteil)
Dimensions
23.5 × 21.7 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-297765

Provenance

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1956

Registry history

  • April 8, 1870 — Recorded in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art — prints

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