Gargantua

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Gargantua is a famous satirical lithograph by Honoré Daumier that caricatures King Louis-Philippe as a gluttonous giant consuming the wealth of the French people.

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instanceOf lithograph
political caricature
satirical artwork
basedOn King Louis-Philippe I of France
circulation satirical press
copyrightStatus public domain
countryOfOrigin France
creator Honoré Daumier
depictionDetail excrement transformed into honors and positions
people carrying sacks of money to the giant’s mouth
depicts Louis-Philippe I
depictsAs gluttonous giant
genre political satire
satire
hasEffect criticism of Louis-Philippe’s regime
legal prosecution of Honoré Daumier
hasTheme anti-monarchism
economic exploitation
greed
social criticism
historicalPeriod 19th century
illustrates abuse of tax revenues
social inequality in 19th-century France
inception 1831
inspiredBy Gargantua, the giant of Rabelais
linked to: Gargantua
languageOfWorkOrName French
legalCase Daumier’s 1832 trial for offending the king
locationOfCreation Paris
mainSubject corruption of the July Monarchy
exploitation of the French people
greed of King Louis-Philippe
medium lithography
movement French caricature tradition
Realism
notableFor bold criticism of the French king
early example of modern political cartooning
politicalContext July Monarchy
reign of Louis-Philippe I
portrays French bourgeoisie
French peasants
government officials of the July Monarchy
publisher La Caricature
titleOrigin Gargantua by François Rabelais
linked to: Gargantua
workOfArtType print

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Honoré Daumier notableWork Gargantua