Un paiement de dividende c. 19th century

"Un Paiement de Dividende" (A Dividend Payment), is a lithograph from the 19th century by Honoré Daumier. The artwork depicts a man in a top hat and spectacles, seated, waiting outside of a "CAISSE" (cash office) with a sardonic expression. The image's caption, in French, suggests the man is unhappy about receiving a small dividend. This satirical print exemplifies Daumier's renowned social commentary, often using caricatures to highlight the social injustices and hypocrisy of 19th-century France.