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Series Title: Exposition of Animals

The ox-elephant, a new and very promising breed...

1856

Honoré Daumier

(French, 1808–1879)
printer

Destouches

publisher

Maison Martinet

Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
lithograph
Support
Cream wove paper
Measurements
Sheet: 27.8 x 35.8 cm (10 15/16 x 14 1/8 in.); Image: 21.7 x 26 cm (8 9/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of John Bonebrake 2009.505
Catalogue raisonné
Daumier Register / Delteil 2832 ; Hazard-Delteil 1743 ; Fonds Français vol. V, no. 386
State
II/II
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print

Description

This print was published in Le Charivari (June 19, 1856) as plate 5 from the series Exposition of Animals.
A horizontally oriented lithograph in black ink on cream paper depicts a massive ox behind a railing on the left. On the right stands a group of caricatured people with light skin tones, elongated noses, and wide mouths. Dark, sketchy lines and heavy shading create a textured scene. French text at the top reads "L'EXPOSITION DES ANIMAUX," and a caption below identifies the creature as a "bœuf-éléphant."

The ox-elephant, a new and very promising breed...

1856

Honoré Daumier, Destouches, Maison Martinet

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

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