Updated 02 May 2025
Currently not on display
Currently not on display
<Ancient History>: (27) The Augean stables. For a proud hero to make of himself a cleaner, / Is, for Hercules, difficult to swallow, / But as a proverb says: / One does not argue about sewers or colours (Unpublished pun by Mr. Delessert)
| Date | 1842 |
|---|---|
| Materials and Techniques | lithograph |
| Size（cm） | 24.9 x 20.9 |
| Standard ref. | Delteil 950, Tobu I-302ii |
| Category | Prints |
| Collection Number | G.2000-0457 |
Provenance
Peter Morse; Tobu Museum of Art (Tobu Railway Company); Purchased by the NMWA, 2001.
Bibliography
- 2002
- Annual Bulletin of the National Museum of Western Art. No. 35 (Apr. 2000-Mar. 2001), 2002, Takahashi, Akiya. New Acquisitions. pp. 14-15, List of New Acquisitions. pp. 57-58.