A theft 17 centuries in the making!
Well, this is in fact Albert Uderzo’s fun tribute to the famous painting from 1632, from the series Astérix, specifically tome 19, Asterix and the Soothsayer (1972), made during the classic period when René Goscinny was still alive and plotting the series. I seem to recall that there’s a couple more direct tribute pieces like this across the series.
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Oh… right, The Raft of the Medusa one certainly comes to mind:
Barbe Rouge, in his shock, is punning on the name of the famous painting, exclaiming “I’m stunned!”
Asterix was one of my favorite cartoons when I was little. I still have a few books hanging around in a box somewhere, but they’re not in the best shape anymore.
Nice find! I love it when artists include such eastereggs.