Masks of 1831

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Masks of 1831

Honoré DaumierLinkedCulture matchlcp-92178c4e8b85

Date
1832
Medium
Lithograph
Department
European Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
68717

Charles Philipon, editor and publisher of La Caricature, first took note of the resemblance between the jowly Louis-Philippe and a plump pear, slang in French for a simpleton or a dope. This inspired discovery led to numerous pear-influenced caricatures by Daumier. The ripe pear in the middle of this print symbolizes the king. Surrounding him are fourteen masks representing members of the Legislative Assembly. The risk of being charged with causing offence to the person of the king forced caricaturists to blur or distort Louis-Philippe's features when drawing him as a pear. France, Europe

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Gift of Mrs. Charles C. Bovey, 1924

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