Gulliver Awed by Three Giant Beggars in the Land of Brobdingnag
1862 · pen and brown ink with watercolor and gouache over graphite on wove paper, laid down
sheet: 23.2 x 16.4 cm (9 1/8 x 6 7/16 in.)
National Gallery of Art
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Paul Gavarni
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Paul Gavarni was a French lithographer and caricaturist whose satirical prints defined the visual culture of 19th-century Paris. Working primarily in lithography, he created thousands of observational sketches of urban life, society, and manners that appeared in periodicals including La Caricature and Le Charivari. His sharp wit and precise draftsmanship captured the contradictions of bourgeois life with an acid humor that influenced generations of printmakers and illustrators. Gavarni's work ranged from political satire to domestic comedy, each image dense with narrative detail and psychological acuity.
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