Hannibal's Crossing. These lofty mountains where the crested snow resembles the white forehead of a giant trembles to forge a road, with a triumphant song Hannibal turned the Alps into cornichon. (Les Occidentals by Mr. Quinet), plate 28 from Histoire Ancienne
Medium
Lithograph in black on white wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 24.4 × 20.4 cm (9 5/8 × 8 1/16 in.); Sheet: 36.1 × 27.6 cm (14 1/4 × 10 7/8 in.)
Classification
lithograph
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
86434
About the Artist
Honoré-Victorin Daumier · 1808–1879
Honoré-Victorin Daumier (1808-1879) was a prolific French printmaker, caricaturist, painter, and sculptor whose works offered incisive commentary on the social and political life of 19th-century France. Known as the 'Michelangelo of Caricature,' Daumier produced over 4,000 lithographs, 500 paintings, 1,000 drawings, and 100 sculptures during his lifetime. His biting political satire led to his imp...