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

1856

Honoré Daumier

(French, 1808–1879)
printer

Destouches

publisher

Maison Martinet

France, 19th century
lithograph
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.)
Gift of John Bonebrake 2009.505
Catalogue raisonné: Daumier Register / Delteil 2832 ; Hazard-Delteil 1743 ; Fonds Français vol. V, no. 386
Location: Not on view

Description

This print was published in Le Charivari (June 19, 1856) as plate 5 from the series Exposition of Animals.
  • [Craddock & Barnard, London]
    ?-2010
    John Bonebrake, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    2010-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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