Artwork
Failed Lafayette! It Serves You Right, My Old Friend!
Failed Lafayette! It Serves You Right, My Old Friend! is a print by the Romanticist artist Honoré Daumier. It dates from 1834 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Failed Lafayette!
About this work
The title suggests the man has failed at something, and the artist is poking fun at him.
This painting shows a man sitting at a table, looking unhappy.
He's surrounded by papers and quills.
The man in the painting is likely a politician, and the scene is meant to be humorous.
The painting is interesting because it comments on French politics.
The title suggests the man has failed at something, and the artist is poking fun at him.
You can learn more about this style by looking at the work of artist: Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879)
Overview
Failed Lafayette! It Serves You Right, My Old Friend! is a print published as part of a special edition of La Caricature, a French periodical.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a disgruntled man, likely a politician, seated at a cluttered table with papers and quills. The scene is humorous, commenting on French politics, with the title suggesting the subject has experienced failure.
Technique & Style
The work is characteristic of the caricature style, similar to that employed by Honoré Daumier, a prominent French artist known for his satirical prints.
History & Provenance
The print was published as plate 22 from The Monthly Association (l’Association Mensuelle), indicating its origin within a specific series of satirical works.
Artist & collection
Artist
Honoré-Victorin Daumier was a French painter, sculptor, and printmaker, whose many works offer commentary on the social and political life in France, from the Revolution of 1830 to the fall of the Second French Empire in 1870.
Enfoncé Lafayette!... Attrappe mon vieux!
The Wounded Brigand
Tout est perdu! Fors la caisse
We are all honest men, so let us embrace and be done with it
Ayant abusé du raisin de 1857
Le constructeur du Léviathan se décidant ...
Celui-la, on peut le mettre en liberté! (This one we can set free! He is no longer dangerous!)
Ne vous y frottez pas!! (Don't You Meddle with It!!)