Author(s):
attributed to grandville (nancy, 15–09–1803 - vanves, 17–03–1847), designer-lithographer
delaporte, victor hippolyte (29–01–1804), printer-lithographer
aubert (printer, lithographer, editor), editor
other title: the moral, religious, literary and scenic caricature (title of the whole)
production date: in 1832
type(s) of object(s): manuscripts, printed matter, binding
name(s): periodical illustration
materials and techniques: lithography
dimensions - artwork:
height: 35. 6cm
width: 27cm
dimensions - picture:
height: 20cm
width: 20cm
description:
ht plate published in the moral, religious, literary and scenic caricature, volume 3, february 16, 1832, (plate no. 137)
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inscription - title bottom center: “cages!. Cages!. . Mousetraps! »; indications, above in the center: “la caricature (journal) / no. 68. ", ht to rt: "pl. 137. "
inscription - in the letter: “lith. De delaporte” [printer], “we subscribe to aubert, gallery véro dodat” [publisher]; attribution: jean-jacques grandville, designer, or pierre numa bassaget, lithographer designer?
inscription - on the cages, inscriptions, from left to right: “ste pelagie”, “bicetre”, “force”, “poissy”; on the ground, to the right: “[…] gramme [programme] / […] [de l’hotel de] ville” (frequently recalled by the opposition, but whose existence louis-philippe denied)
iconographic description:
louis-philippe, disguised as a traveling merchant, carries cages bearing the names of the main prisons in france. The pl. Denounces the imprisonment, considered unjust, of certain republican men (marrast, lennox, bascans, barthélemy, thouret, trélat, raspail, cavaignac, sarrut, philipon). See; pl. 267 (number 129; april 25, 1833). Person / character represented:
louis-philippe i, king of the french
mode of acquisition: retrospective registration
date of acquisition: 20–02–2013
institution: maison de balzac. Date: En 1832.
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