Cupidon, dieu malin, mais plein de vanité..., number 12 from the series Idylles Parlementaires from Le Charivari
Cupidon, dieu malin, mais plein de vanité..., number 12 from the series Idylles Parlementaires from Le Charivari

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Cupidon, dieu malin, mais plein de vanité..., number 12 from the series Idylles Parlementaires from Le Charivari,

published in Le Charivari, November 8, 1850

Honoré Daumier, 1808–1879; born Valmondois, France; died Marseille, France
Printed and published by Aubert, French, active 1829–1847
x1935-1629 l

Information

Title
Cupidon, dieu malin, mais plein de vanité..., number 12 from the series Idylles Parlementaires from Le Charivari
Dates

published in Le Charivari, November 8, 1850

Maker
Honoré Daumier
Printed and published by Aubert
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
image: 21 x 27.5 cm. (8 1/4 x 10 13/16 in.) sheet: 26.3 x 34.7 cm (10 3/8 x 13 11/16 in.)
Object Number
x1935-1629 l
Place Made

Europe, France, Paris

Inscription
Lettered and numbered above stone, upper center and right: IDYLLES PARLEMENTAIRES. / 12. Signed in stone, lower left corner: h.D. Numbered in stone, lower right corner: 227 Publisher and printer below stone, lower left and right: Chez Aubert & Cie. Pl. de la Bourse 29, Paris. / Imp. de Me. Ve. Aubert, 5 r. de l’Abbaye à Paris. Captioned in lower margin: Cupidon, dieu malin, mais plein de vanité, / Sur la table s'élance au risque d'une entorse, / Pour prouver que sa taille est de toute beauté / Entre les deux flambeaux il leur montre son torse!
Reference Numbers
Delteil 2061; Hazard and Delteil 1962
Culture
French, European
Type
lithographs, prints
Materials
lithographic ink
Techniques
lithography
Subject
cupids, drinking, figures (representations), satires, men, night, tables (support furniture), nudes

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