Caption
Les écuries d'Augias, Caricature of Hercules in the stables of Augias, Caricatures of figures from Antiquity, Histoire ancienne, cartoon, Series number, 26, 50, number: '68', printmaker: Honoré Daumier, Paris, printer (person): Aubert & Cie., publisher: Bauger, 1842, Honoré Daumier, Aubert & Cie., Bauger, printmaker, printer (person), publisher, paper, lithography, height 362 mm x width 236 mm, Print published in: Le Charivari, Aubert: Paris, 25-09-1842. Le Charivari was a humorous newspaper with caricatures and (political) cartoons, caricatures (human types), (5) Hercules cleanses the stables of Augeas by diverting the rivers Alpheus and Peneus, A charcoal drawing shows a bearded man wearing suspenders and a sleeveless shirt, standing in a field and leaning on a long broom or staff while holding a dark cloth or bag with one hand; he has a large paddle strapped to his back and a heavy build with visible arm and torso muscles, and his facial features are rendered with a prominent nose and intense expression. The scene includes tall grasses in the foreground and a partial view of an animal with a tail and hindquarters near a wooden structure or fence on the right, with heavy shading behind the man and lighter, sketchy lines around the animal and grasses.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B23_047
License type
Rights managed
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44.0Mb (6.9Mb) / 12.0in x 14.2in / 3604 x 4270 (300dpi)