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Title
Studio of La Caricture and Le Charivari
1834
Artist
Charles-Joseph Traviès de Villers
France
1804 - 1859
About
The scene is an imaginary studio filled with clutter. The impish jester drawing a visitor is Charles Philipon, the publisher of the satirical papers ‘La Caricature’ and ‘Le Charivari’. On the right hand side is a mannequin with the features of the government censor, d’Argout. The glass specimen jar contains a foetus with the face of Louis-Philippe’s powerful minister, Adolphe Thiers. Although his face is obscured, the improbable visitor is recognisable as King Louis-Philippe.
Details
Alternative title
Atelier de la Caricature and le Charivari
Date
1834
Materials used
lithograph
Dimensions
27.4 x 36.4 cm sheet
Signature & date
Signed l.l., [inscribed on stone] "C J Traviés". Not dated.
Credit
Purchased 1988
Location
Not on display
Accession number
491.1988
Shown in 2 exhibitions
Exhibition history
Citizen Artist - Daumier and his time, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 02 Nov 1990–27 Jan 1991
Printmaking in the age of Romanticism, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 06 Aug 2009–25 Oct 2009
Referenced in 1 publication
Bibliography
Nicholas Draffin, Citizen Artist - Daumier and his time, Sydney, 1991, 2 (illus.), 14. no catalogue numbers