Author(s):
grandville (nancy, 15–09–1803 - vanves, 17–03–1847), designer
forest, eugène (strasbourg, 24–10–1808 - grenoble, 28–12–1891), designer-lithographer
becquet (printing) (28–02–1796), printer
aubert (printer, lithographer, editor), editor
other title: the political, moral, literary and scenic caricature (title of the whole)
production date: in 1833
type(s) of object(s): manuscripts, printed matter, binding
name(s): periodical illustration
materials and techniques: lithography
dimensions - artwork:
height: 27. 3cm
width: 35. 8cm
dimensions - picture:
height: 20cm
width: 28cm
description:
ht plate published in the political, moral, literary and scenic caricature, volume 5, february 28, 1833 (plate no. 250)
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inscription - title in ht in the center: “political ashes ceremony. // (following) "; legends at the bottom, from left to right: “father [father]-scie, // angel of the morgue. », “madrier-longeau, // giraffe. », “nargout”, “guizotin // doctriain. », “berthe as a fisherman”, “bey-dok as a marlou. », “chonaine and // stephanus // drunk…with joy. », “their valet // in figaro. », “m. Vienn. . ”, “air du deserteur”, and, under a musical score: “le roi pas-sait [passait] etc etc”; indications: ht to rt: “la caricature (journal) pl. 250 // n°121. »
inscription - in the letter: “l. De becquet, rue childebert n°9. » [printer], “we subscribe to aubert, galerie véro dodat. »; in the image, bottom left, signature: “jj. Grandville // e. Forest” [jean-jacques grandville, designer, and eugène forest, lithographer]
iconographic description:
pl. N°2 of the series “political ashes ceremony”. See pl. N°1 (pl. 248 of number 120) and pl. No. 3 (pl. 251 of number 121). Continuation of the procession in which we can recognize: persil as an executioner, adorned with a large saw-shaped nose whose tip is reddened by blood, wearing a magistrate's headdress, wearing a butcher's apron on which appears the portrait of a man and on which can be read "penalty // of // death // always! // 5000000000000 // fines”. He carries an ax in his right hand (decorated with a pear), while his left hand is soiled with blood. Madier de montjau rides a fake giraffe equipped with two human legs mounted on stilts. The giraffe is covered by a carapaçon decorated with the motif of the pear with a human face (louis-philippe). D’argout in polichinelle comes next, his costume having taken the shape of his large nose at bust level. Then guizot, as an ecclesiastic holding a small open book, fervent defender of the doctrine, "berthe en poissarde", "bey-dok en marlou" (difficult identification of these two characters), then schonen, and the figure of the "constitutionnel", supported by the incarnation of the newspaper "le figaro" which, sharing since 1832 the ideas of the government, now supports its members ("wants to raise them from the mud into which it has dragged them so long” in explanation). Next is viennet reciting tunes from a barrel organ decorated with a pear motif. The pl. Makes fun of his activity as a poet. Person / character represented:
parsley, jean-charles; louis-philippe i, king of the french; schonen, auguste jean marie de, baron; madier de montjau, joseph paulin; viennet, jean pons guillaume; guizot, françois; argout, antoine maurice apollinaire d', baron
mode of acquisition: retrospective registration
date of acquisition: 20–02–2013
institution: maison de balzac. Date: En 1833.
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