Author(s):
grandville (nancy, 15–09–1803 - vanves, 17–03–1847), designer
julien, bernard-romain (bayonne, 16–11–1802 - bayonne, 03–12–1871), 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: 35. 6cm
width: 51cm
dimensions - image:
height: 29. 6cm
width: 42cm
description:
ht plate published in the political, moral, literary and scenic caricature, volume 5 (7th drawing of the association, february 1833)
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inscription - title at bottom center: “grenary of abundance. »; indications: top to left: “7th drawing of the association (month of february). »
inscription - in the letter: “l. De becquet, rue de childebert n°9. » [printer], “we subscribe to aubert, gallery véro dodat. » [editor]; in the image, bottom left, signature: “jj. Grandville julien” [jean-jacques grandville, designer, and bernard-romain julien, lithographer?]
inscription - above lobau, a shelf carried by two caryatids in the shape of human busts. There are bags filled with money lying there. The amounts are indicated, as well as what this money is allocated to: "800,000", "salary of the // commander // 50000", "marshalat // 100,000f // or death", "1,00,000 // to the winner", "100000", "6000", "council of state // 100000". On the left wall, two pear-shaped graffiti. Under this shelf, graffiti representing a pear with a human face and a pear with wings (cherub). On the wall of dte, a graffiti representing a sort of man with the head of a monster
iconographic description:
explanation p. 971 of number 122 and p. 979 of number 123. Pl. N°4 of a series of 4 pl. , within pl. Monthly lithography, on the theme of agricultural work to the rhythm of the four seasons. A granary of abundance is a warehouse where the year's grain is stored. Here the wheat is embodied by a man of the people (incarnation of the people, in a broader sense), lying on the ground, in the center of the composition. The members of the government beat this man with their flails in order to extract the grains, which are here, gold coins. The scourges representing "ministerial laws" (in explanation), grandville denounces, through this pl. , the relentlessness implemented by the government to tax the people and recover as much money as possible. The central group brings together the ministers busy beating man to the ground with their scourges. There are: d'argout holding the "flage of the interior […] [interior]", thiers holding the "flague of commerce", humann waving the "flage of finances", soult the "flague of war", barthe the "scourge of justice". Guizot holds a flail with thorns and seems to watch the scene unfolding before his eyes. In the background, madier de montjau is on the sidelines, also holding a flail. Another character (?) seems to be adjusting his flail. In the foreground, a man smoking a pipe (probably louis-philippe), busy pouring gold coins taken from the common man into a large bag. On the left, lobau is aside: while urinating in a watering can, he looks at the viewer. He is holding a flail that reads “public order scourge. ” in the background, an open door allows you to see the buildings located near the attic: these are the tuileries palace and the chamber of deputies, placed side by side. A figure of freedom wearing a phrygian cap joins his hands to beg the men to stop this massacre. On the right wall hang a top hat decorated with the tricolor cockade and an umbrella (which louis-philippe certainly left there). Person / character depicted:
thiers, adolphe; louis-philippe i, king of the french; humann, jean georges; madier de montjau, joseph paulin; soult, nicolas-jean de dieu; guizot, françois; barthe, felix; mouton, georges, count of lobau; 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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