Les Bons Bourgeois
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Les Bons Bourgeois is a satirical series of lithographs by Honoré Daumier that humorously critiques the manners, pretensions, and everyday life of the French middle class in the 19th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lithograph series
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satirical print series ⓘ |
| artForm | lithography ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
caricatural exaggeration
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social satire ⓘ |
| artisticTechnique | lithography ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Honoré Daumier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | French ⓘ |
| creatorOccupation |
caricaturist
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painter ⓘ printmaker ⓘ |
| criticizes |
bourgeois hypocrisy
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conformism ⓘ self‑satisfaction of the middle class ⓘ vanity ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
July Monarchy France
NERFINISHED
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Second Empire France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
French middle class
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bourgeois domestic life ⓘ social pretension ⓘ urban life in Paris ⓘ |
| genre | satire ⓘ |
| hasPart | individual lithographic plates ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Parisian middle‑class culture
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contemporary French politics ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | readers of satirical prints ⓘ |
| languageOfText | French ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
19th‑century French society
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French bourgeoisie ⓘ middle class manners ⓘ |
| medium | ink on paper ⓘ |
| movement |
Caricature
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Realism ⓘ |
| portrays |
everyday domestic scenes
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family life of the bourgeoisie ⓘ material comfort and complacency ⓘ social climbing ⓘ |
| publicationMedium | illustrated press ⓘ |
| purpose |
humorous commentary on bourgeois life
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social criticism ⓘ |
| tone |
critical
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humorous ⓘ ironic ⓘ |
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