Author(s):
grandville (nancy, 15–09–1803 - vanves, 17–03–1847), designer
bulla, joseph, editor
langlumé, pierre (poitiers, 1790 - 1830), designer-lithographer
other title: the metamorphoses of the day (title of the series)
production date: between 1828 and 1829
type(s) of object(s): graphic arts, print
name(s): print
materials and techniques: lithography
dimensions - artwork:
height: 26. 8cm
width: 36. 2cm
dimensions - picture:
height: 18. 6cm
width: 26. 2cm
dimensions - mounting:
height: 50cm
width: 40cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
signature - j. Grandville
letter - the metamorphoses of the day n°67
letter - menagerie
inscription - lith. By langlumé
registration - at bulla, rue st jacques n°38, and at martinet, rue du coq. Iconographic description:
behind the bars of four jails stand prisoners with human silhouettes and animal heads. In the one on the left, the most luxurious with its furniture and widely spaced bars, there are four people, all richly dressed. Three of them are seated drinking champagne: a cat-headed woman, a pig man and a fox man. A man with a mouse's head reads "a drama in 7 acts". In the second prison, lined with straw and with tighter bars, six prisoners are piled up, one of whom with the head of a sawfish is trying to unhinge a bar. The others, monkeys, owls, goats, stand huddled up. The third cell, reinforced with horizontal bars, contains two chained prisoners, two tiger men. Finally, the fourth and last cell is occupied by a bear man wearing a muzzle and a tied eagle man, at their feet are objects such as: a songbook, a world map. The bars of their jail form a tight mesh. Themes / subjects / places represented:
subject of society, morals, prison, fox, cat, pig = pig, monkey, mouse, owl, monkey, tiger, bear, eagle, punishment and sanction, fraud - scam
mode of acquisition: purchase
date of acquisition: 21–02–1986
institution: maison de balzac
inventory number: bal925(bu). Date: between 1828 and 1829.
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