#not sure who the cartoonist was pocking fun at #probably some socialite or politician #the usual #there weren't any wars going on in france in 1841 #so that's not it #maybe someone who was involved in a previous war? #no wya to narrow down helen's model #could be anyone #god the bodies make it really grisly #without them the cartoon wouldn't be quite a vicious #but yeah the war and death aspect really hits you #contrasted with the schoolyard hand-gestures #classics #greek mythology #iliad #honore daumier #eugène bareste #french