Honoré Daumier

Mars and Venus (Mars et Venus)

Maker

Honoré Daumier (French, 1808-1879)
Aubert &amp
Cie (French), printer

Title

Mars and Venus (Mars et Venus)
from the series "Histoire Ancienne"

Year

1842

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

lithograph

Supports

Dimensions

Plate: 28.6 x 20.3 cm (11 1/4 x 8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed, on image, LR: h.D.; Printed, on print, UC: Histoire Ancienne.; Printed, on print, UR: 38; Printed, on print, LL: Chez Bauger R. du Croissant 16.; Printed, on print, LR: Imp. d'Aubert & Cie.; Printed, on print, LC: MARS ET VÉNUS./ Dans ce traquenard érotique/ En voyant les amans, tous les dieux furent pris/ De ce fameux rire homérique,/ Reservé depuis lors aux malheureux maris./ (Quatrain familier de M. A***.....); Written, in graphite, on sheet, LR: D.962 III/ (Vol. III)/ 1842/ 45.101/3

Identification

State

3rd of 3

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

45.101

Type

Exhibition History

Prints and Drawings with a Classical Reference
Dec 15, 1965 – Jan 09, 1966

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Honoré Daumier (French, 1808-1879)
Aubert & Cie (French), printer
Bauger, publisher
Mars and Venus (Mars et Venus); from the series "Histoire Ancienne", 1842
Lithograph on ligth weight cream wove paper
Plate: 28.6 x 20.3 cm (11 1/4 x 8 inches)
Mary B. Jackson Fund 45.101

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