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Caricature of Thetis lifting baby from water by heel; baby has lobster clinging to nose by claw
Le baptême d'Achille (De l'influence des bains, poëme par Mr. Vigier) (The baptism of Achilles (On the influence of bathing, poem by M. Vigier)), plate 22 from the series Histoire Ancienne
Caricature of Thetis lifting baby from water by heel; baby has lobster clinging to nose by claw

Le baptême d'Achille (De l'influence des bains, poëme par Mr. Vigier) (The baptism of Achilles (On the influence of bathing, poem by M. Vigier)), plate 22 from the series Histoire Ancienne

Artist (French, 1808 - 1879)
Date1842
MediumLithograph on newsprint
Dimensionsplate/image: 9 7/8 in x 7 9/16 in; sheet/object: 14 1/8 in x 9 11/16 in
ClassificationPrint
Credit LineMary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, gift of Sidney and Vivian Kaplan
Object number2002.3.108
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