Caricature & Satire

Daumier lithograph of caricatured men fleeing and falling around a ballot urn topped by a three-faced head, 1850.

Lithograph of a sleeping man dreaming of devils with pitchforks attacking a cloud, a haloed figure in a doorway above.

Caricature of a man carrying a bag labeled Loi sur la presse, turning from a seated woman reading La Presse.

Lithograph of two top-hatted men on a street, one gesturing, with a woman in a dust cloud at right.

Daumier lithograph of a Paris boulevard with many for-rent signs, two distressed men in period dress on new paving.

Daumier lithograph of a columned building with oversized statues flanking a staircase and a crowd of men in top hats.

Daumier lithograph of men gathered at a table reading a newspaper, with a caption about journalists and uniforms.

Daumier lithograph of a woman in a headscarf standing in a doorway, arms folded, while a neighbor leans over a balcony opposi

Daumier lithograph of two bald men arguing in a camp, one gesturing wildly, the other standing with folded arms beside tents.

Satirical lithograph of five caricatured men in period dress seated around a draped council table in an interior.

Lithograph of an older seated man listening to a younger man leaning toward him in a leafy outdoor setting, with French capti

Daumier lithograph of a smiling man in a tall hat with a book knocking at a door marked Académie Française.

Daumier lithograph of bearded capuchin monks at a Paris barrier, one bowing to a man in a pointed hat with a newspaper coat.

Daumier lithograph of caricatured armored figures with spears marching toward a large urn labeled Suffrage Universel.

Daumier lithograph of a kneeling figure in a pointed cap burning books while three mitred bishops watch over the smoky fire.

Daumier lithograph of a man in an Ordre top hat questioning a woman labeled Opinion publique at a concierge&#39;s doorway.

Daumier caricature of two mourning men seated beside a tomb with an urn labeled Scrutin du 10 mars.

Lithograph of caricatured men with fly bodies and wings circling a candle flame, others fallen at its base.

Lithograph of top-hatted Parisians on stilts wading through a flooded boulevard, a satirical caricature by Daumier.

Lithograph of men in a tavern: a top-hatted man points a sword at a shouting figure holding a glass, with a slogan on the wal

Lithograph of two women in shawls, one with folded arms looking at the other holding a parasol, with French caption below.

Daumier lithograph of a tall stooped man offering a caricature head on a pedestal to a crouching child.

Daumier caricature of a wild-haired man swinging a club to smash paving stones on a boulevard, watched by a crowd.

Daumier caricature of two men in period dress embracing stiffly, one scowling, with caption text below.

Daumier lithograph of a muscular strongman with a club smashing stone blocks marked Prorogation and Révision, a cloaked figur

Lithograph of three witches stirring a cauldron, with banners labeled Le Constitutionnel, L&#39;Assemblée Nationale, and La Patri

Daumier caricature: a large man with a banner stands by a SUFFRAGE UNIVERSEL urn as crowds hurry past.

Lithograph of a caricatured man in a top hat carrying sticks and raising a cudgel, with men walking behind him.

Lithograph of a kneeling heavyset man being tapped on the head by a tall gaunt figure with a stick, from Actualités.