Daumier, Henri-Auguste-Hippolyte (1808 – 1879) – French graphic artist and part artist. Compiled by himself in 1840 – 60-ies. notoriety caricatures of the political circumstances, the public and private lives of prominent people and then the French.
Figure he is dry and rough, but they submit to the types and scenes full of life, amazing truth, and, together with the caustic derision. Satirical drawings AD began to appear in the journal "Charivari". These were the scenes from "Pohozhdeny Robert Maker (with signatures Filipona). Behind this series of others followed, under the title: "Les Actualites", "Les Divorceuses", "Les Femmes socialistes", "Les Philantropesdu jour", "Les Grecs", "Les Gens de jnstice", "Les Pastorales", "Locataires el proprietaires "," Les beaux jours de la vie ", etc. The Revolution of 1848 brought some interesting content to two of his albums:" Idylles rarlementaires "and the" Les Representants representes ". Of the paintings are known AD: "Miller, his son and a donkey" (1849), "Don Quixote, going to the wedding" (1851) and "Washerwoman" (1861).