"Do you see me reduced to driving by the roughest paths their little delicate feet, in the grip of the mockery of the leaders?" from the Little Miseries of Human Life 1843

"Do you see me reduced to driving by the roughest paths their little delicate feet, in the grip of the mockery of the leaders?" from *The Little Miseries of Human Life* is a satirical lithograph by French artist J.J. Grandville, created in 1843. The artwork depicts a man in a top hat being forced to navigate a treacherous path by a group of fashionable women. Grandville's work is known for its whimsical and often grotesque imagery, and this piece is no exception. The humor lies in the juxtaposition of the man's awkward predicament with the women's obliviousness and disdain. This lithograph, now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, exemplifies Grandville's commentary on social hierarchies and the absurdity of human behavior.