Art, literature & history
The Temptor. “- If you consent to belong to me... this empire will be yours,” plate 40 from Actualités
1854
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Lithograph in black on white wove paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 25.2 × 23.1 cm (9 15/16 × 9 1/8 in.); Sheet: 33 × 25.1 cm (13 × 9 15/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1949.970
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
Honoré Daumier. The Temptor. “- If you consent to belong to me... this empire will be yours,” plate 40 from Actualités. Art Institute of Chicago. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
The Temptor. “- If you consent to belong to me... this empire will be yours,” plate 40 from Actualités — Honoré Daumier. 1854.
Medium: Lithograph in black on white wove paper. Dimensions: Image: 25.2 × 23.1 cm (9 15/16 × 9 1/8 in.); Sheet: 33 × 25.1 cm (13 × 9 15/16 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.