1853
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Baroness, it is my honor!... is a 1853 by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This print shows a plump, frowning woman in a fancy hat, holding a fan. Daumier often mocked Parisian high society in his cartoons. His sharp lines and exaggerated shapes make her look silly on purpose. This was part of a series called *Aquatic Sketches* in the magazine *Le Charivari*. Political jokes were common there, but this one just pokes fun at fashion. The Cleveland Museum of Art keeps this print in its collection.
This print was published in Le Charivari (August 15, 1853) as plate 6 from the series Aquatic Sketches.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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 Second French Empire in 1870.
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