A True Art Lover, plate 66 from Les Bons Bourgeois

Daumier often employed the print medium for satire and comedy. The magnifying glass which the art lover holds is a sign of his myopia; his misplaced attention to tiny details makes him incapable of seeing the whole. The serious, contemplative figure in the adjoining painting by Daumier stands in contrast to this pompous, self-styled art critic.