Petits! petits! petits!!!!, from Le Charivari 1830 - 1840

"Petits! petits! petits!!!!" is a lithograph created by Delaunois in the 1830s as part of the satirical magazine "Le Charivari." This political cartoon, currently housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is a visual commentary on the anxieties and frustrations of the time. The two figures in the image, one leaning out of a window and the other slumped in a chair, represent the common people in the face of a larger, more powerful entity, most likely the government or aristocracy. The use of caricature, a defining characteristic of the lithograph, amplifies the satirical intent of the piece, creating a humorous yet poignant portrayal of societal realities in 19th-century France.