# The Poster Man, plate 17 from Bohémiens de Paris

- By: Honoré-Victorin Daumier (French, 1808-1879)
- Date: 1842
- Medium: Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper
- Classification: Print
- Dimensions: Image: 25.4 × 18.6 cm (10 × 7 3/8 in.); Sheet: 34.2 × 24.4 cm (13 1/2 × 9 5/8 in.)
- Culture: France
- Credit line: Gift of David Wargowski in memory of Theresa B. Wargowski
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/236995)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/707c1be4111cd4822ef5af11ac5e34f0.jpg
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A prolific artist best known for his political caricatures and satirical illustrations of daily life, Daumier produced over 4,000 lithographs, principally for periodicals. This image, taken directly from the magazine Le Charivari, comments on the odd jobs that sprouted from the rapid population growth in Paris, such as pasting posters and public announcements on buildings.

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