Caricature of Achilles as a baby, Le baptême d'Achille, Caricatures of figures from Antiquity, Ancient History, cartoon, Series number, 22, 50, number: '65', printmaker: Honoré Daumier, Paris, printer (person): Aubert & Cie., publisher: Bauger, 1842, Honoré Daumier, Aubert & Cie., Bauger, printmaker, printer (person), publisher, paper, lithography, height 361 mm x width 236 mm, Print published in: Le Charivari, Aubert: Paris, 28-08-1842. Le Charivari was a humorous newspaper with caricatures and (political) cartoons., caricatures (human types), Thetis dips Achilles in the Styx, A monochrome drawing shows a robed woman kneeling on a rocky ledge inside a dark cave, holding a small child upside down by one leg over a still pool; the woman's face is turned toward the child, her hair partially covered by a cloth, and her arms and draped garments are rendered with strong, flowing lines; the child’s face is contorted, water appears to drip from the child’s mouth and body, and vertical streaks...
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Caricature of Achilles as a baby, Le baptême d'Achille, Caricatures of figures from Antiquity, Ancient History, cartoon, Series number, 22, 50, number: '65', printmaker: Honoré Daumier, Paris, printer (person): Aubert & Cie., publisher: Bauger, 1842, Honoré Daumier, Aubert & Cie., Bauger, printmaker, printer (person), publisher, paper, lithography, height 361 mm x width 236 mm, Print published in: Le Charivari, Aubert: Paris, 28-08-1842. Le Charivari was a humorous newspaper with caricatures and (political) cartoons., caricatures (human types), Thetis dips Achilles in the Styx, A monochrome drawing shows a robed woman kneeling on a rocky ledge inside a dark cave, holding a small child upside down by one leg over a still pool; the woman's face is turned toward the child, her hair partially covered by a cloth, and her arms and draped garments are rendered with strong, flowing lines; the child’s face is contorted, water appears to drip from the child’s mouth and body, and vertical streaks suggest splashes or streams falling into the water below; the cave interior is shaded with dense, sweeping charcoal strokes and jagged rock contours, and the pool surface reflects horizontal striations and ripples.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B23_044

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

52.1Mo (8.3Mo) / 29.8cm x 43.9cm / 3518 x 5180 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Caricature Achilles baby Le baptême d'Achille Caricatures figures Antiquity Ancient History cartoon Series number 22 50 number 65 printmaker Honoré Daumier Paris printer person Aubert & Cie publisher Bauger 1842 paper lithography height 361 mm x width 236 mm Print published in Le Charivari Aubert 28-08-1842 Le Charivari was humorous newspaper caricatures political cartoons human types Thetis dips Achilles Styx monochrome drawing robed woman kneeling rocky ledge inside dark cave holding small child upside down leg pool woman's face turned child hair partially covered cloth arms draped garments rendered strong flowing lines child’s face contorted water drip child’s mouth body vertical streaks suggest splashes streams falling cave interior shaded dense sweeping charcoal strokes jagged rock contours pool surface reflects horizontal striations ripples

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