03 — ARTWORK
Caricature of Émile Littré and Charles Darwin
- MEDIUM
- Hand-coloured engraving
- TYPE
- Other
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COMMENTARY
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This engravingA print made from a metal plate that has had a design cut into it with a sharp point. Ink is smeared over the plate and then wiped off, the ink remaining in the etched lines being transferred when the plate is pressed very firmly onto a sheet of paper. shows a caricature of Émile Littré (1801-1881), a French lexicographer and philosopher, and Charles Darwin (1809-1882) the English biologist, depicted as performing monkeys breaking through gullibility ("credulité"), superstitions, errors, and ignorance.
OTHER WORKS BY ANDRÉ GILL
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title = {Caricature of Émile Littré and Charles Darwin by GILL, André},
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date = {2026-09-14},
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