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Au Jardin des Plantes

1859

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names

Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

This is an illustration of an elephant using its trunk to take a hat from a person through vertical bars. The person is surprised by the elephant's action.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

Andrew W. Mellon Fund
Accession Number

1977.81.1
Catalogue Raisonné

Delteil, no. 3146, 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

Q65569609

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