The Nightmare
Honoré Daumier · 1832 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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This print was published in the journal La Caricature (No. 69) as plate 139. The man in the image is General Lafayette; the pear on top of him represents King Louis-Philippe, showing their uncomfortable relationship.
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Details
- Maker
- Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879)
- Date
- 1832
- Medium
- lithograph
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 27 x 35.6 cm (10 5/8 x 14 in.); Image: 23.3 x 29.4 cm (9 3/16 x 11 9/16 in.)
- Place of origin
- France
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view
- Credit line
- Gift of Frank S. Lahm
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0
