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The Nightmare

The Nightmare

1832
(French, 1808–1879)
publisher
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.)
Catalogue raisonné: Daumier Register / Delteil 41 ; Hazard-Delteil 249
Location: not on view

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.
  • ?-1929
    Frank S. Lahm, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    1929-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • From Block Books to Baskin: Artists as Illustrators. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 13-August 17, 1986).
    Human Rights. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 5, 1963-January 12, 1964).
  • {{cite web|title=The Nightmare|url=false|author=Honoré Daumier, Aubert|year=1832|access-date=29 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1929.874