Jules de L (also known as Lasteyrie the Argand lamp). Former member of the opposition, now ennemy of the light... blinded by the sudden appearance of the sun of the Republic, Jules de Lasteyrie now wears the eye-shade of the Constitutionnel, plate 33 from Les Représentans Représentés — Honoré Daumier

Honoré Daumier

Jules de L (also known as Lasteyrie the Argand lamp). Former member of the opposition, now ennemy of the light... blinded by the sudden appearance of the sun of the Republic, Jules de Lasteyrie now wears the eye-shade of the Constitutionnel, plate 33 from Les Représentans Représentés

1850

Dating
Exact year
Held at
Art Institute of Chicago
Medium
Lithograph in black on white wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 25.8 × 20.8 cm (10 3/16 × 8 1/4 in.); Sheet: 34.6 × 26.8 cm (13 5/8 × 10 9/16 in.)
Collection no.
1937.144
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By the artist
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Honoré Daumier. Jules de L (also known as Lasteyrie the Argand lamp). Former member of the opposition, now ennemy of the light... blinded by the sudden appearance of the sun of the Republic, Jules de Lasteyrie now wears the eye-shade of the Constitutionnel, plate 33 from Les Représentans Représentés. Art Institute of Chicago. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: Art Institute of Chicago

About this artwork

Jules de L (also known as Lasteyrie the Argand lamp). Former member of the opposition, now ennemy of the light... blinded by the sudden appearance of the sun of the Republic, Jules de Lasteyrie now wears the eye-shade of the Constitutionnel, plate 33 from Les Représentans Représentés — Honoré Daumier. 1850.

Medium: Lithograph in black on white wove paper. Dimensions: Image: 25.8 × 20.8 cm (10 3/16 × 8 1/4 in.); Sheet: 34.6 × 26.8 cm (13 5/8 × 10 9/16 in.).

Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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