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Magot de la Chine (Tiré du Cabinet de Mr. Ch. Philipon)
Creator
Honoré Daumier
(French, 1808 - 1879)
Date1834
Mediumlithograph on chine-collé
DimensionsOverall: 27 x 35 cm (10 5/8 x 13 3/4 in.)
Credit LinePurchased with funds donated by AGO Members, 1990
Category
- Prints
Object number90/42
Copyright
Image © 2017 Art Gallery of Ontario
ProvenanceThis lithograph is a representation of a statue that looks like Buddha but is in fact a disguised portrayal of King Louis-Philippe. “Magot” can refer to Chinese porcelain statuettes, and to hoards of money. Chinoiseries were popular during the July Monarchy in France making this image all the more clever. Louis-Philippe holds a bag of money in his right hand and a necklace hangs from his left hand. His exposed large stomach refers to his greed. The King’s head resembles that of a pear (a stem even protrudes from the top of his head), and continues the trend started by Charles Philipon (the editor of La Caricature) of making use of the pear as a symbolic device to visually insult the King.
LocationNot currently on display
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