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L'enlevement d'Hélène

1842

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names

Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image shows two figures, one carrying the other over their shoulder. The person being carried wears a cap and draped fabric, with elongated facial features and short hair. The carrier, also dressed in flowing clothes, has a determined posture. They are in an outdoor setting with mountains and a distant shore. Beside them is part of a ship with a decorative prow on the sand. The illustration has an old engraving style, with faint text above the scene.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

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

2015.143.939
Catalogue Raisonné

Delteil, no. 937, State iii/iii

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Wikidata ID

Q77013269

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