Daumier Sculpted Maquettes for Reference

And how France banned political caricature

Substack reader Lynwood said, in reference to Wednesday’s post on caricatures: “You know Daumier sculpted little maquettes for a lot of his favorite subjects…”

Yes, thanks, Lynwood! Honoré Daumier (1808-1879) made a series of small busts or maquettes of "Les Célébrités du Juste Milieu" to use as reference for his incisive and irreverent drawings. One pol…