Le ventre législatif (The Legislative Belly), published in l’association mensuelle, January, 1834
Le ventre législatif (The Legislative Belly), published in l’association mensuelle, January, 1834

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Le ventre législatif (The Legislative Belly), published in l’association mensuelle, January, 1834,

1834

Honoré Daumier, 1808–1879; born Valmondois, France; died Marseille, France
Printed by Becquet, French lithographers, active 1832–1861
Published by Aubert, French, active 1829–1847
x1946-180
Daumier is credited as one of the primary developers of lithography as a medium for the popular press. He found prominence as a caricaturist, most notably through his scathing commentaries on the government of King Louis-Philippe. His lithograph The Legislative Belly, which appeared in the monthly series issued by L’Association mensuelle, satirizes the conservative members of the Chamber of Deputies, who are shown as elderly, incompetent, and corrupt.

Information

Title
Le ventre législatif (The Legislative Belly), published in l’association mensuelle, January, 1834
Dates

1834

Maker
Honoré Daumier
Printed by Becquet
Medium

Lithograph

Dimensions

image: 28 × 43.2 cm (11 × 17 in.)
sheet: 34.4 × 51.3 cm (13 9/16 × 20 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

Laura P. Hall Memorial Collection

Object Number
x1946-180
Place Made

Europe, France, Paris

Inscription

Printed above stone, upper left: 18e Dessin de la l’assocation mensuelle (mois de Janvier)

Printed in lower margin, left and right: Chez Aubert, galérie véro dodat. / I. de Becquet, rue Furstemberg 6.

Printed caption in lower margin, center: LE VENTRE LÉGISLATIF. / Aspect des banes ministériels de la chamber improstituie de 1834.

Reference Numbers
Delteil and Hazard 306; Delteil 131
Culture
French
Type
prints, lithographs
Materials
lithographic ink
Techniques
lithography
Subject
figures (representations), men

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