Author(s):
grandville (nancy, 15–09–1803 - vanves, 17–03–1847), designer
hetzel, pierre-jules (chartres, 15–01–1814 - monte-carlo, 17–03–1886), editor
paulin, editor
other titles:
illustration for "heartbreak of a french cat" (dummy title), scenes from the private and public life of animals - études de mœurs contemporains, paris: hetzel et paulin, 1842 (title of the whole)
production date: between 1840 and 1842
type(s) of object(s): manuscripts, printed matter, binding
name(s): book illustration
dimensions - artwork:
height: 25. 7cm
width: 16. 6cm
dimensions - image:
height: 10. 8cm
width: 10cm
dimensions - mounting:
height: 40cm
width: 30cm
description:
illustration (ht plate) for scenes from the private and public lives of animals, paris: hetzel and paulin, 1842
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
letter - under the drawing: "i got the sleeve!. . . "
signature - bottom left: [illegible, we can guess] j. J grandville
iconographic description:
a young woman with the face of a cat is sitting on a bench. She is dressed in a crinoline dress, a fur-lined cape, wears a muff and is wearing a hood. Excerpt from peines de coeur d'une chat française, by p. J. Stahl (in private and public life of animals, j. Hetzel librarian-publisher, 1867): "and yet, i was happy, i thought i was, at least, because at first nothing of what brisquet had told me i had the riches, i had the honors, i had the treats, i had the affection of my husband! our entry into the hotel was a real triumph. The very window of the ambassador's boudoir was wide open to receive us. When she saw me appear, this illustrious lady could not help but exclaim that i was the most distinguished cat she had. Never seen. "
themes / subjects / places represented:
subject of society, morals, cat, sleeve
mode of acquisition: purchase
date of acquisition: 21–02–1986
institution: maison de balzac
part of:
scenes from the private and public lives of animals, paris: j. Hetzel and paulin, 1842, vol. 2. Date: between 1840 and 1842.
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