Deux chiens poètes (caricature). G.22193(2), Vers 1837 — 1847

Author(s): grandville (nancy, 15–09–1803 - vanves, 17–03–1847), designer brévière, louis-henri (forges-les-eaux, 15–12–1797 - hyères, 01–06–1869), engraver hetzel, pierre-jules (chartres, 15–01–1814 - monte-carlo, 17–03–1886), publisher paulin, editor other title: scenes from the private and public lives of animals. (title of the set) production date: around 1837 — 1847 dating in century: 19th century type(s) of object(s): print, graphic arts name(s): print dimensions - artwork: height: 28. 2cm width: 19. 7cm description: this print belongs to a set made up of plates from scenes from the private and public lives of animals: carg008725 to carg008740, carg008748, carg008753, carg022188 to carg022223. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: letter - on the front, inscriptions printed in black ink. Under the vignette: "we were wrong to remove the classic muzzle from our poets. "; signature of the author, under the thumbnail, on the right: "breviere s". \ inscription in ink stamp - on the front, lower right, in purple ink: "carnavalet" (cf. Lugt suppl. 432d). \ inscription in ink inscription concerning the author - on the back, lower right, in pencil: "grandville". \ pencil inscription inventory number - on the reverse, lower right, handwritten in black ink: "g. 22193". \ inscription in ink inscription - on the reverse, lower left, in pencil, the entry number: "e. 21577". \ pencil inscription iconographic description: scenes from the private and public lives of animals. Two poet dogs. “it is a great mistake to remove the classic muzzle from our poets. ”caricature. Vignette, two poets (dogs) with manuscripts of modern poetry. One has a peacock feather, the other has documents: "masterpieces / of / ancient / animals" and "modern pieces / at tant the meter". Bag with, bottle: "arsenic", keys, corkscrews. Muzzle. Markers for the location of tombs: "[. . . ] du montparna / a la kil / de / charenton" and "du / pinde / a / bue [. . . ] / s merian". Historical commentary: this print was to illustrate the work, scenes from the private and public lives of animals, based on drawings by grandville (1840-1842). It seems that the drawings in the first volume date from 1841 and those in the second from 1842 (see exhibition catalog "grandville original drawings", 1986-1987). Acquisition method: manual donation name of donor, testator, seller: deloison, robert date of acquisition: 01–05–1984 institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris inventory number: g. 22193. Date: Vers 1837 — 1847.