Honoré DaumierFrench, 1808–1879Deux avocats (La dignité de rang)
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About the work
Honoré Daumier (1808-79) illustrator, sculptor and painter, Daumier first became familiar with the Palace of Justice at the age of just 13 where he worked as a bailiff's assistant. As a lithogrpaher, from the early 1830s, he drew on average 2 illustrations a week, satirising the law courts and the monarchy. Whilst working at one publication Le Charivari under Phillipon, he was imprisoned by King Louis-Philippe for six months (1831) for his depiction of him as a Gargantua sitting on a commode. Phillipon, the printer Delaporte and the publisher Aubert were all imprisoned for their part in satirising the King. Censorship of the press was brought into force on several occassions, finally forcing Daumier to aim his satire at Bourgeois society instead of recording the corruption and pomposity of the legal profession.
Victoria and Albert Museum
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