The scene on this print is connected with an actual event . In 1863 a passenger from a first-class compartment on a train was shot dead, an incident which led Daumier to make a number of paintings and drawings and a series of lithographs. This print is No. 6 in the series 'En chemin de fer', which was published in the daily newspaper 'Le Charivari'. The image of two heavily armed men very much on their guard against one another accentuates the anxiety of contemporary travellers, while the caption, 'The only way to make a pleasure trip in safety', relativizes it again to certain extent by its gross exaggeration. Between 1832 and 1872 Daumier produced two illustrations a week for Paris newspapers, which reveal his great interest in political and social changers. But these cartoons, which were often bitter, were not always received with open arms and they even got him put into prison. This difficult period did, however, make him world famous.
Specifications
| Title | En chemin de fer |
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| Material and technique | Lithograph, with letter press on verso |
| Object type |
Print
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 298 mm Width 281 mm |
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| Artists |
Graphic artist:
Honoré Daumier
Publisher: Martinet Printer: Destouches |
| Accession number | MB 1943/217 (PK) |
| Credits | Purchased 1943 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1943 |
| Creation date | in 1864 |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Technique |
Lithograph
> Manual
> Planographic printing
> Printing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
Letterpress
> Manual
> Relief printing techniques
> Printing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
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| Geographical origin | France > Western Europe > Europe |
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Honoré Daumier
Marseille 1808 - Valmondois 1879
Honoré Daumier worked as a satirical cartoonist for 'La Caricature', a magazine that was founded in 1830. He was thrown into prison in 1832 when he depicted...
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