1842
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Hannibal's Crossing is a 1842 by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see a print of Hannibal crossing a river with elephants. The artist used a lot of movement in this scene. It was published in a series called Ancient History, which is interesting because it's about a historical event, but it was made to comment on current events in France. Check out the work of Honoré Daumier, the artist who made this print, to learn more about his style.
This print was published in Le Charivari (October 6, 1842) as plate 28 from the series Ancient History .
Read the full account in the museum source.
Honoré-Victorin Daumier was a French painter, sculptor, and printmaker, whose many works offer commentary on the social and political life in France, from the Revolution of 1830 to the fall of the Second French Empire in 1870.
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