In this Daumier caricature, the poor are shown handing over their meagre wealth to ministers, who carry them across a diagonal plank and feed the ravenous monster, in an unending queue.
1. Gargantua (1831)
These Daumier caricatures distorted and exaggerated their physical features to poke fun at them. Interestingly, Daumier presents their visages as 'masks', hinting at their deceitful nature.
2. Masks of 1831 (1832)
The judges are depicted as a group of buffoons engaged in a frivolous and absurd trial, painting an accurate picture of the corrupt and inept justice system of the time.
3. The Court of King Pétaud (1832)
This 19th-century French art presents the horrific aftermath of the massacre – a man lies dead in the middle, over the corpse of his baby, while the body of his wife and father lies to the left and right.
4. Rue Transnonain, April 15, 1834 (1834)
Don't Meddle with the Press! (1834) is another of Daumier's caricatures which asserts the power of the press, while addressing the issue of censorship and the muzzling of freedom of the press.
5. Don't Meddle with the Press! (1834)
6. Past, Present, Future (1834)
Past, Present, Future (1834) is a lithograph which highlights the growing tension between the ruling class and the working class. This Daumier art addressed the France's changing society &economy.