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The Nightmare

1832

Honoré Daumier

(French, 1808–1879)
publisher

Aubert

Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
lithograph
Support
Cream wove paper
Measurements
Sheet: 27 x 35.6 cm (10 5/8 x 14 in.); Image: 23.3 x 29.4 cm (9 3/16 x 11 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Frank S. Lahm 1929.874
Catalogue raisonné
Daumier Register / Delteil 41 ; Hazard-Delteil 249
State
only state
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
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Did You Know?

The man in the image is General Lafayette; the pear on top of him represents King Louis-Philippe, showing their uncomfortable relationship.

Description

This print was published in the journal La Caricature (No. 69) as plate 139.
A horizontally oriented print in black ink on light paper depicts a man reclining on a patterned sofa with his eyes closed. A large pear rests heavily on his torso. One arm hangs down, clutching a paper with French script. In the background, a framed picture shows two standing figures. Fine cross-hatching and lines shade the scene, and French text runs along the bottom.

The Nightmare

1832

Honoré Daumier, Aubert

(French, 1808–1879)
France, 19th century

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