Information, from 'Hunting sketches,' published in Le Chiavari, October 17, 1864

Information, from 'Hunting sketches,' published in Le Chiavari, October 17, 1864

Honoré Daumier

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

INFORMATION. - My good woman, have you by any chance seen a hare in this area? - But of course.... right over there on the left. - Was it long ago? - Not at all... definitely not more than eight days!

Drawings and Prints

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Information, from 'Hunting sketches,' published in Le Chiavari, October 17, 1864Information, from 'Hunting sketches,' published in Le Chiavari, October 17, 1864Information, from 'Hunting sketches,' published in Le Chiavari, October 17, 1864Information, from 'Hunting sketches,' published in Le Chiavari, October 17, 1864Information, from 'Hunting sketches,' published in Le Chiavari, October 17, 1864

The Department’s vast collection of works on paper comprises approximately 21,000 drawings, 1.2 million prints, and 12,000 illustrated books created in Europe and the Americas from about 1400 to the present day. Since its foundation in 1916, the Department has been committed to collecting a wide range of works on paper, which includes both pieces that are incredibly rare and lauded for their aesthetic appeal, as well as material that is more popular, functional, and ephemeral. The broad scope of the department’s collecting encourages questions of connoisseurship as well as those pertaining to function and context, and demonstrates the vital role that prints, drawings, and illustrated books have played throughout history.