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Series Title: Ancient History

Hercules Tamed by Love

1842

Honoré Daumier

(French, 1808–1879)
publisher

Aubert

Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
lithograph
Support
Beige wove paper
Measurements
Sheet: 33.3 x 26.4 cm (13 1/8 x 10 3/8 in.); Image: 24.8 x 20.2 cm (9 3/4 x 7 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1925.1033
Catalogue raisonné
Daumier Register / Delteil 949 ; Hazard-Delteil 1925
State
IV/IV
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print

Description

This print was published in Le Charivari (September 18, 1842) as plate 25 from the series Ancient History.
A vertically oriented lithograph depicts Hercules, a winged child, and Omphale, all with light skin tones. On the left, Hercules wears a lion skin and walks toward our right. In the center, the child floats while holding a massive club and touching Hercules's nose. At the far right, Omphale sits in profile facing left, holding a spindle. The scene is rendered in sketchy black lines against a simple background.

Hercules Tamed by Love

1842

Honoré Daumier, Aubert

(French, 1808–1879)
France, 19th century

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