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L’Epée de Damocles

1842
19th century
213 x 199 mm (8.4 x 7.8 in.)

Honoré Daumier, French, (1808–1879)

Object Type: print
Medium and Support: Lithograph on white wove paper
State: Second of three states
Print impression quality: Very good
Series: Number 11 from series Histoire Ancienne
Edition: Published in “Le Charivari” 12 June 1842
Marks: Signed on stone, lower left: “h.D.”
Marks: Watermark: No watermark
Bibliography: Loys Delteil 935 ii.
Credit Line: Purchase funds, 1965
Accession Number: 1965.14.4

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  • Damocles
  • mythology
  • satire - Artistic device holding up human folly and vice to scorn, derision, or ridicule. [November 1994 scope note added; related term added; alternate term added. May 1994 related term added.]
  • social satire
  • swords - Use for edged weapons consisting basically of a blade, generally longer than that of daggers or knives, and a grip; designed for delivering cutting or thrusting blows or both.

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  • image Dimensions: 213 x 199 mm (8.4 x 7.8 in.)

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