Caption

Caricature of Endymion, Endymion, Caricatures of figures from Antiquity, Histoire ancienne, cartoon, Series number, 45, 50, number: '56', printmaker: Honoré Daumier, Paris, printer (person): Aubert & Cie., publisher: Bauger, 1842, printer (person), paper, lithography, height 362 mm x width 236 mm, Print published in: Le Charivari, 21-12-1842. Le Charivari was a humorous newspaper with caricatures and (political) cartoons., Diana (Luna) visiting the sleeping Endymion, caricatures (human types), A charcoal or pencil drawing of a reclining figure lying on their back among dense foliage, head tilted back and mouth slightly open, hands clasped at the chest, and legs bent with fabric draped over the body; surrounding the figure are textured, cloud-like clusters of leaves and branches, a tall tree trunk rising at the left, and a large bright circular shape in the sky that contrasts with the shaded background; the composition is rendered in soft, sketchy strokes with varied shading and visible paper texture.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B23_056

License type

Rights managed

Available size

44.2Mb (6.6Mb) / 11.1in x 15.5in / 3320 x 4657 (300dpi)

Keywords

Caricature Endymion Caricatures figures Antiquity Histoire ancienne cartoon Series number 45 50 number 56 printmaker Honoré Daumier Paris printer person Aubert & Cie publisher Bauger 1842 paper lithography height 362 mm x width 236 mm Print published in Le Charivari 21-12-1842 Le Charivari was humorous newspaper caricatures political cartoons Diana Luna visiting sleeping Endymion human types charcoal pencil drawing reclining figure lying back dense foliage head tilted mouth slightly open hands clasped chest legs bent fabric draped body surrounding figure textured cloud- clusters leaves branches tall tree trunk rising left large bright circular shape sky contrasts shaded background composition rendered soft sketchy strokes varied shading visible paper texture