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Ménélas vainqueur

1841

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names

Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image shows a victorious warrior with a drawn sword, accompanied by another figure. In the background, there are billowing smoke clouds and faint outlines of structures, with fallen bodies and debris on the ground. The drawing has a dramatic and somber atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Gift of Dr. Armand Hammer)
Accession Number

2015.143.936
Catalogue Raisonné

Delteil, no. 925, State iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q77012847

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