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: 27. 5cm
width: 36. 1cm
dimensions - image:
height: 16. 1cm
width: 17cm
dimensions - mounting:
height: 50cm
width: 40cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
signature - j. Granville
registration - metamorphoses of the day n°16
letter - i'll sell my last shirt there first! well, wait for the judgment
inscription - lith. By langlumé
registration - in paris at bulla, rue st jacques n°38, and at martinet, rue du coq. Iconographic description:
three men with animal heads stand in an office. To the left of the stage, a judge with the head of a vulture solemnly raises his arms. At his side, seated in an armchair, a clerk with a turtle's head speaks to the man with the head of a donkey who is behind his desk. The donkey, dressed like a peasant in his sunday best (walking stick and straw hat), opens his arms in a sign of incomprehension and helplessness. Excerpt from métamorphoses du jour (editions gustave havard libraire, paris, 1854): "from the chicaneau and the countess of pimbêche of les plaideurs [to the] novels of balzac, who understood legal and civil matters so well, commercial and other (he proved it), have we made enough fun of these brave and tireless clients of thémis, who assure that if there is a civil code, a commercial code, judges, courts, solicitors, approved, lawyers, bailiffs, it is apparently so that we can use them?
themes / subjects / places represented:
subject of society, morals, donkey, turtle, vulture, armchair, judge
mode of acquisition: purchase
date of acquisition: 21–02–1986
institution: maison de balzac
inventory number: bal 925(s). Date: Entre 1828 et 1829.
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