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Honoré Daumier

Endymion

Description

Maker

Honoré Daumier (French, 1808-1879)
Aubert &amp
Cie (French), printer

Title

Endymion
from the series "Historic Ancienne"

Year

1842

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

lithograph

Supports

Dimensions

Plate: 28.3 x 20 cm (11 1/8 x 7 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed, on image, LL: H.D; Printed, on plate, UC: Histoire Ancienne.; Printed, on plate, UR: 45.; Printed, on plate, LL: Chez Bauger R. du Croissant 16; Printed, on plate, LR: Imp. d'Aubert & Cie.; Printed, on plate, LC: ENDYMION./ Un beau soir qu'il ronflait en un riant bocage,/
La lune, jeune alors, s'en éprit follement,/ Et du bout d'un rayon déposa mollement/Un amoureux baiser sur son noble visage./ Girodet (Oeuvres posthumes).; Written in graphite, on sheet, LR: D969III (Vol. III)/ 45.108/ 1842/ 45.108 $5.00-

Identification

State

3rd of 3

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

45.108

Type

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Honoré Daumier (French, 1808-1879)
Aubert & Cie (French), printer
Bauger, publisher
Endymion; from the series "Historic Ancienne", 1842
Lithograph on light weight cream wove paper
Plate: 28.3 x 20 cm (11 1/8 x 7 7/8 inches)
Mary B. Jackson Fund 45.108

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