Les Malheurs du chimiste Dumas

1851

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

This is an illustration featuring a cherub-like figure interacting with various animal figures within a whimsically-framed scene. The central figure has wings and a human face, seen engaging with a horse behind vertical bars or a fence. To the left, a giraffe's head appears over a wire fence, and a dog with exaggerated features looks through the same fence. A bird in flight is positioned above the scene. The picture is bordered by ornate decorations and swirling motifs, and the use of line and shading adds movement and depth to the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1958.8.41

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 2068, State only


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1906

  • Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustre. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, 1906-1926. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy.

Wikidata ID

Q65357173

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