Author(s):
forest, eugène (strasbourg, 24–10–1808 - grenoble, 28–12–1891), designer-lithographer
grandville (nancy, 15–09–1803 - vanves, 17–03–1847), designer
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: 27. 4cm
width: 23cm
description:
ht plate published in the moral, religious, literary and scenic caricature, volume 3, february 2, 1832, (plate no. 134)
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inscription - title at bottom center: “birth of the golden mean. / after a painful birth of liberty. »; caption lower center: “the child’s godfather shows the people this monstrous embryo. Casim. P. Wants to give a helping hand / to the suffering childbirth. Guiz. Holds the forceps, dup. The doctor rubs his hands with pleasure, lancelot holds / his softeners [softeners] all prets [ready] baron ath. Carries the letters to announce sébast. And his nurse. Schon. Always on / knees. Little th… and the big gallic chicken to whom he makes fun. »; indications, top to left: "no. 66", top to center: "la caricature (journal)", top to right: "pl. 154. "
inscription - in the letter: “lith de delaporte” [printer], “we subscribe to aubert, gallery véro dodat” [publisher]; in the image, bottom right, signature: “j. J. Grandville / e. Forest” [jean-jacques grandville, designer, and eugène forest, lithographer]
inscription - on the sheet resting under liberty's hand, the dates of the three revolutionary days of july: “27. 28. 29. » july 1830; on the flag in the background on the left: “1831”; on the flag in the background to the right: “1[…]0 [1830]”; on the purse hanging from thiers’ waist: “100,000”. In the background on the left, a coat of arms surmounted by a crown. It bears the caricatured symbols of the july regime: a cotton cap (madness), two crossed enema syringes, a bag of money and a rooster (?)
iconographic description:
parody of the "birth of henri iv" by eugène devéria (1827, pau, museum of fine arts). Louis-philippe from behind (but recognizable by the sideburns), wearing a cotton cap, shows the child. Casimir périer extends his hand over liberty (in the form of a young woman) who has just given birth (lying down and wearing the phrygian cap with a tricolor cockade). She seems tired and exhausted. François guizot holds the forceps. Charles dupin in the back right is rejoicing. Lobau holds an enema syringe. Athalin in the background carries announcements. Horace sébastiani is right next door, to the right. Schonen on his knees. Adolphe thiers in the foreground, threatening the gallic rooster with a gesture of his hand (he promises him, with this gesture, to cut him off. Assassination of the republic and freedoms). Soult, a candle in his hand, next to lobau. The duke of orléans stands behind the nurse. His head seems to be surrounded by a rainbow. In the background on the left, members of the national guard. The pl. Denounces the government's denial of republican principles. He used the july revolution to establish the regime of his choice, embodied in the newborn, which did not correspond to republican ideals. The pl. Symbolizes the disappointment of the republicans at witnessing the birth and development of a type of regime that they did not want
person / character represented:
louis-philippe i, king of the french; périer, casimir; guizot, françois; dupin, pierre charles françois, baron; mouton, georges, count of lobau; sebastiani, horace; thiers, adolphe; orléans, ferdinand-philippe d', duke; schonen, auguste jean marie de, baron
mode of acquisition: retrospective registration
date of acquisition: 20–02–2013
institution: maison de balzac. Date: En 1832.
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