Un Renard pris au piège (caricature). G.22220 (1 of 2), Vers 1837 — 1847

Author(s): grandville (nancy, 15–09–1803 - vanves, 17–03–1847), designer godard, pierre françois (known as godard d'alençon) (alençon, 08–11–1797 - alençon, 15–12–1864), engraver hetzel, pierre-jules (chartres, 15–01–1814 - monte-carlo, 17–03–1886), publisher paulinus, engraver 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. 3cm width: 19. 8cm description: this print belongs to a set made up of plates taken from scenes from the private and public lives of animals: carg008725 to carg008740, carg008748, carg008753 and carg022188 to carg022223. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: letter - on the front, inscriptions printed in black ink. Under the vignette: "i was ignominiously arrested. "; the signature of the authors, under the thumbnail, on the left: "godard sc. " and on the right: "jj grandville". \ ink inscription 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. 22220". \ 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. A trapped fox. Caricature. Vignette, country guard (dog) bringing a grape-stealing fox in front of the owner of the premises, seated in a stylish armchair. Title: "i was ignominiously arrested. " historical commentary: this print was to illustrate a fox trapped, by charles nodier, taken from scenes from the private and public life of animals, drawn by grandville (1840-1842). It seems that the drawings in the first volume date from 1841 and those in the second volume 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. 22220. Date: Vers 1837 — 1847.