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Denys the Tyrant, Caricature of Dionysius II of Syracuse, Caricatures of figures from Antiquity, Ancient History, cartoon, Series number, 30, 50, The exiled tyrant Dionysius II of Syracuse spends his last years in Corinth as a schoolmaster., number: '47', printmaker: Honoré Daumier, Paris, printer (person): Aubert & Cie., publisher: Bauger, 1842, printer (person), paper, lithography, height 362 mm x width 237 mm, Print published in: Le Charivari, 23-10-1842. Le Charivari was a humorous newspaper with caricatures and (political) cartoons., Person, Dionysius II of Syracuse, historical persons, caricatures (human types), (story of) Dionysius II, tyrant of Syracuse (caricature), An older man with thinning hair and glasses sits in a chair wearing a loose tunic and cap, one arm raised holding a thin rod and the other resting on his lap while a small child stands between his legs with bare feet and short pants, visible from behind; to the right a group of children sit on the floor, one wearing a patterned headscarf and holding a small object, another child visible beside them; a wooden table or counter divides the seated man from the children, and a woven basket sits on the floor near the chair; the scene is rendered in shaded pencil or charcoal with textured background shading and a darker vertical shadowed area behind the children.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B23_050

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Keywords

Denys Tyrant Caricature Dionysius II Syracuse Caricatures figures Antiquity Ancient History cartoon Series number 30 50 exiled tyrant Dionysius II Syracuse spends last years Corinth schoolmaster number 47 printmaker Honoré Daumier Paris printer person Aubert & Cie publisher Bauger 1842 paper lithography height 362 mm x width 237 mm Print published in Le Charivari 23-10-1842 Le Charivari was humorous newspaper caricatures political cartoons Person historical persons human types story of tyrant caricature older man thinning hair glasses sits chair wearing loose tunic cap arm raised holding thin rod resting lap small child stands legs bare feet short pants visible right group children sit floor wearing patterned headscarf small object another child visible beside them wooden table counter divides seated man children woven basket sits floor near chair scene rendered shaded pencil charcoal textured background shading darker vertical shadowed area children