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Eve of the Battle of Thernopylae. Taking advantage of the shadows of the night, Leonidas advanced to reconnoitre the vanguard of Xerxes. Four fervent warriors accompanied him on this heroic expedition. (Illustrated Plutarch)
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Honoré Daumier

Eve of the Battle of Thernopylae. Taking advantage of the shadows of the night, Leonidas advanced to reconnoitre the vanguard of Xerxes. Four fervent warriors accompanied him on this heroic expedition. (Illustrated Plutarch)

1842

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Honoré Daumier

Eve of the Battle of Thernopylae. Taking advantage of the shadows of the night, Leonidas advanced to reconnoitre the vanguard of Xerxes. Four fervent warriors accompanied him on this heroic expedition. (Illustrated Plutarch)

1842

Physical Qualities Crayon lithograph, Sheet: 251 x 197 mm. (9 7/8 x 7 3/4 in.)
Portfolio/Series Plate 2 from the series "L'Histoire ancienne"
Credit Line Purchase Fund
Object Number 1961.113

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Honoré Daumier

French, 1808-1879

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