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Honoré Daumier
Histoire Ancienne (series of prints)1842

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Lithograph from the series 'Histoire Ancienne' showing a caricatured, nearly nude male figure in a plumed ancient helmet striding along a latticed balustrade, with smoke and a hilltop temple in the distance
Lithograph with caricatured figures in ancient Roman dress; a tall thin soldier in plumed helmet faces a gesturing woman in draped robes, with lightly sketched background figures and a masked face at right, rendered in expressive line work.
Lithograph of a nude male figure wearing a floral wreath, leaning forward over the edge of a still pool, gazing downward; loose, expressive linework with dark rocky backdrop and overhanging foliage.
Lithograph with bold, caricatured linework. Two barefoot figures walk outdoors: an elderly bearded man in dark robes hunches at left; a thin young man in a short white tunic and floral wreath slouches forward at right, carrying a garland. Text at top reads "HISTOIRE ANCIENNE."
Lithograph, caricature of a figure in Roman military armor and plumed helmet leaning against large wooden barrels labeled "BONUM VINAIGRUM D'ORLEANS," holding a document, with a crowd of soldiers in the background; loose, sketchy linework.
Lithograph with loose, expressive linework. A near-nude standing figure in a draped garment with a sword at their back tilts their head upward, while a seated disheveled woman at right reaches toward them with an open-mouthed expression. Dark cave-like setting. Numbered plate 43 from a series, monogram 'h.D.' at lower left.
Lithograph with caricatured figures in an artist's studio: a disheveled sculptor seated and holding a small cup looks up at a female figure leaning down from atop a marble sculpture on a pedestal. Plaster casts and relief medallions hang on the wall behind. Fine hatched linework with exaggerated facial features typical of satirical illustration; monogram and publisher's text at lower edge.
Lithograph, caricature of a stout, partially nude male figure in boots, shoveling through flowing muck, a large flat shovel over his shoulder and a rake visible behind him, with loose expressive linework; numbered plate 26 from a series titled "Histoire Ancienne"
Artist or Maker
Honoré Daumier
Title
Histoire Ancienne (series of prints)
Place Made
France
Date Made
1842
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
Various, see individual records
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Talpis
Accession Number
54.71.76-.83
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustré: Daumier, Vols 20-29. Paris: Chez l'auteur, 1906-1926.