Here's a big lapdog coming to spend the whole day with his darling, yes! c. 19th century

Editor: Here we have Paul Gavarni's lithograph, "Here's a big lapdog coming to spend the whole day with his darling, yes!" The cross-hatching is lovely. What does it say to you? Curator: Considering Gavarni's prints were mass-produced for periodicals, we can see this work as a commodity reflecting social values of 19th-century France. What kind of labor went into making this image accessible to the masses? And how does its production influence its meaning? Editor: So, it's more than just a picture; it's a reflection of its time and how it was made? Curator: Precisely. The means of production shaped its message and its audience.