Daumier - Emotions Parisiennes

The French text below the image translates to : - (The president) You did have means of existence, what did you do with them? - (The accused) I existed Text on the reverse as issued. Original lithograph by Honore Daumier published in Paris in 1842. Initialled 'HD' in the image. From his series titled EMOTIONS PARISIENNES (Parisian emotions). Honore Daumier (1808-1879), was a French printmaker, caricaturist, painter, and sculptor, whose many works offer commentary on social and political life in France in the 19th century. A prolific and reknown draftsman who produced over 4000 lithographs, he was perhaps best known for his caricatures of political figures and satires on the behaviour of his countrymen. One spot in image, one spot in margin.