Vous voyez ici les grandes célébrités de la France littéraire, musicale et artistique, ils ont tous 36 pieds au dessous du niveau de la mer . . . . . . . (Here you see the great celebrities of literary, musical and artistic France, they are 36 feet below sea level. . . . . . .), pl. 2 from the series Les Saltimbanques (the Mountebanks), from the journal Le Charivari Artist: Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879)
Printer: Aubert et Cie (Paris, founded 1829)
Publisher: Bauger et Cie (French, founded 1830)

April 5, 1843

Medium: Lithograph on wove paper
Dimensions: sheet: 13 3/8 × 10 9/16 in. (34 × 26.9 cm)
Credit Line: Everett V. Meeks, B.A. 1901, Fund
Accession Number: 1993.61.6
Culture: French
Period: 19th century
Classification: Prints
Disclaimer: Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Provenance

Purchased from Paul McCarron, New York, NY

Object copyright

Additional information

Object/Work type

caricatures, daily life, human figures (visual works), lithographs

IIIF: Open in Mirador

View IIIF manifest

The International Image Interoperability Framework, or IIIF, is an open standard for delivering high-quality, attributed digital objects online at scale. Visit iiif.io to learn more
Linked Art: API response for this object

Linked Art is a Community working together to create a shared Model based on Linked Open Data to describe Art.