Philipon, Caricaturist
Artist/Maker
Benjamin Roubaud
(French, 1811–1847)
Date1838
MediumLithograph
DimensionsOverall: 14 × 9 3/4 in. (35.6 × 24.8 cm)
Credit LineGeneral Acquisitions Fund
PortfolioPanthéon Charavarique
Object number1951.80.12
Status
Not on viewThe term caricature is derived from the Italian verb caricare, meaning “to load, to charge, or to exaggerate.” A French synonym for caricature, portrait-charge, is literally an exaggerated or “charged” portrait.
<
><
> “On sait que la Caricature<
> Pour père a Philipon. Si c’était moins constant,<
> On n’en douterait plus devant sa portraicture :<
> A sa fille il ressemble tant !”<
> <
> “Everyone knows that Philipon is the father of Caricature.<
> If you ever doubt it, just look at his portrait;<
> He looks just like his daughter!”<
>
Exhibition History
><
> “On sait que la Caricature<
> Pour père a Philipon. Si c’était moins constant,<
> On n’en douterait plus devant sa portraicture :<
> A sa fille il ressemble tant !”<
> <
> “Everyone knows that Philipon is the father of Caricature.<
> If you ever doubt it, just look at his portrait;<
> He looks just like his daughter!”<
>
The Human Comedy: Chronicles of 19th Century France
- Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 6, 2013 - December 22, 2013 )
Collections
- European
This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator. Noticed a mistake? Have some extra information about this object?
Please contact us.
first half 19th century
first half 19th century
first half 19th century
first half 19th century
first half 19th century
first half 19th century
first half 19th century
first half 19th century
first half 19th century
first half 19th century
first half 19th century
first half 19th century