Le jour ou ... Théobald a appris son dégommage
1850
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1850
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This lithograph shows two scenes stacked like a comic strip. The top one has three men on a stage, laughing hard at something off the page. The bottom scene shows men in fancy robes riding small animals in the rain. Daumier made this to mock politicians who lost power. It’s a sharp, quick jab—not a deep painting. Look up lithography next if you want to see how these images were printed.
