Caption

Marius a Minturnes, Marius hides in a swamp from Roman soldiers, Caricatures of ancient figures, Histoire ancienne, cartoon, print, Series number, 21, 50, printmaker: Honoré Daumier, printer (person): Aubert & Cie., Paris, publisher: Bauger, 1842-08-25, printer (person), paper, lithography, letterpress printing, height 325 mm x width 216 mm, A charcoal-style drawing showing tall reeds and marsh vegetation in the foreground with a man’s head emerging from water among ripples, his hair and beard wet and strands of water falling from his face, a frog leaping above the dark water, and in the background a sloping bank where several armed figures in classical helmets and tunics climb up and move away, one figure crouching and looking back.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B33_455

License type

Rights managed

Available size

46.5Mb (7.6Mb) / 10.9in x 16.5in / 3283 x 4949 (300dpi)

Keywords

Marius Minturnes Marius hides swamp Roman soldiers Caricatures ancient figures Histoire ancienne cartoon print Series number 21 50 printmaker Honoré Daumier printer person Aubert & Cie Paris publisher Bauger 1842-08-25 paper lithography letterpress printing height 325 mm x width 216 mm charcoal-style drawing showing tall reeds marsh vegetation foreground man’s head emerging water ripples hair beard wet strands water falling face frog leaping dark water background sloping bank several armed figures classical helmets tunics climb up move away figure crouching looking back