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 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: 54cm
dimensions - image:
height: 27. 7cm
width: 33cm
description:
ht plate published in the moral, religious, literary and scenic caricature, volume 3, april 19, 1832, (plates n°154 and 155)
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inscription - title in ht in the center: “singeries // morals, politics etc. »; legend under each of the six thumbnails, from left to right and bottom to top: “sacred régie!!! », “well done! well done ! bravo!. // the tchénerrrrenllolâ! », “young proletarians [proletarians] giving themselves free passage over an aristocratic bridge”, “you still need some rum in there [there in] n… of d…”, “new business of removing // sludge from paris. », “we call it poison paper because we [because we] poisoned all of paris with it. »; indications, top to left: “la caricature (journal) n°77. ", ht to rt: "pl. 154 155. "
inscription - in the letter: “lith. De becquet, rue childebert n°9. » [printer], “we subscribe to aubert, galerie véro dodat” [publisher]; in the image, at the bottom left of each thumbnail, signatures: “jjg // ef” or “jj grandville // e. Forest”
inscription - in the sixth vignette, on the hat worn by the monkey in the foreground: “paper // wenim”; in the box bearing the name “paper // venom” that this same monkey is carrying, a sign with the inscription: “at 1 farthing the // ream”
iconographic description:
observations: cf. Explanation of pl. P. 614; belonging to a series: pl. No. 1 in the series of moral and political antics. See pl. No. 2 (pl. 158-159 of number 79); description, analysis: monkeys presented in various social situations
mode of acquisition: retrospective registration
date of acquisition: 20–02–2013
institution: maison de balzac. Date: En 1832.
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