Le Guide-Ane. G.8739 (1 of 2), Vers 1837 — 1847

Author(s): grandville (nancy, 15–09–1803 - vanves, 17–03–1847), designer porret, henri désiré (lille, in 1800 - in 1867), engraver brévière, louis-henri (forges-les-eaux, 15–12–1797 - hyères, 01–06–1869), engraver paulinus, engraver hetzel, pierre-jules (chartres, 15–01–1814 - monte-carlo, 17–03–1886), publisher 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: 27. 8cm width: 39. 4cm 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, carg022188 to carg022223. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: letter - on the front, inscriptions printed in black ink. Under the vignette on the left: "the great philosopher fell into deep sadness. ", on the right: "the women were ecstatic. What eloquence! we only heard such beautiful things in france. " \ ink inscription stamp - on the front, at the bottom between the two stickers, in black ink: "carnavalet" (cf. Lugt suppl. 432d). \ inscription in ink inscription - certified as drawn/paris on may 13, 1811. /for hetzel and paulin/françois. \ ink inscription inscription concerning the author - on the back, lower left, in pencil: "grandville". \ pencil inscription inventory number - on the reverse, lower left, handwritten in black ink: "g. 8739". \ inscription in ink inscription - on the right signatures of porret (left), j. J. Grandville (right); on the left signatures of brévière (right), j. J. Grandville (left) \ inscription in ink iconographic description: scenes from the private and public lives of animals. Titles of the two vignettes: "the great philosopher fell into deep sadness. ", "the women were ecstatic. What eloquence! we only heard such beautiful things in france. ". On the left, a philosopher in a dressing gown (a monkey), on the right, an orator (parrot) speaking to an audience of women (parakeets, sparrows, ostrich. . . ). Le guide-donkey by balzac on the left. Historical commentary: this print illustrates scenes from the private and public lives of animals. Drawing 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). Journey of a sparrow from paris. By g. Sand. Acquisition mode: unknown acquisition mode institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris inventory number: g. 8739. Date: Vers 1837 — 1847.