Sujet

L'épée de Damoclès, c1842. Creator: Honore Daumier.

Légende

L'épée de Damoclès, c1842. Tu ne te plaindras pas de manquer en ce jour De couteaux pour diner, dit le tyran aimable. Ma foi! fit Damoclés, si c'est un calembourg Je trouve que la pointe en est fort detestable. Titre academique de Mr. Patin. (The Sword of Damocles. ("You won't complain about lacking knives for dinner today," said the amiable tyrant. "My word!" said Damocles, "if that's a pun, I find the point quite detestable." (Academic title of Mr. Patin)). From Histoire Ancienne (Ancient History).

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM26A02_173

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

37,8Mo (4,3Mo) / 27,9cm x 33,9cm / 3299 x 4000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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