View Taken of the Streets of Paris after the Performance of the Famous Moralistic Comedy "La Bourse,” plate 330 from Actualités 1856

Honoré Daumier's lithograph *View Taken of the Streets of Paris after the Performance of the Famous Moralistic Comedy "La Bourse," plate 330 from Actualités* (1856) satirizes the mania for speculation on the Paris stock market. The image depicts a Parisian street strewn with stock certificates labeled "actions," a commentary on the frenzied trading of the time. Daumier's signature use of caricature and social commentary is evident in the scene, as a dishevelled figure contemplates the discarded paper currency. The artwork provides insight into the social and economic climate of mid-19th-century France, showcasing Daumier's skills as a social observer and printmaker.