La Mort et le fossoyeur. Paris Musées 20230612084300, Vers 1829 — 1831

Author(s): grandville (nancy, 15–09–1803 - vanves, 17–03–1847), designer other title: “journey to eternity” notebook, folio 24. (dummy title) production date: around 1829 — 1831 type(s) of object(s): drawing name(s): drawing dimensions - artwork: height: 15. 8cm width: 20. 8cm dimensions - album: height: 21. 3cm width: 16. 5cm depth: 1. 5cm dimensions - box: height: 22. 5cm width: 17cm depth: 2. 5cm description: part of the 56 folios of the "voyage pour l'eternité" notebook of 71 sketches. Drawings are linked to the "journey to eternity". The others: types, political caricatures. 38 handwritten pages by the author: reflections on fantasies, social and political satires. See set: card06424. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: stamp - on the front of the drawing at the bottom center, stamp in black ink: "ville / de / paris" (cf. Lugt suppl. 2012c). \ inscription in ink inscription - on the front of the drawing, at the bottom right corner, handwritten in purple ink: "24" (corresponds to the page number of the notebook). \ inscription in ink inscription - on the front of the drawing, at the top, handwritten in pencil: "david faub. Du temple nº 48 bis". \ pencil inscription inscription - on the front of the drawing, top left, lines in pen and brown ink. \ inscription in ink iconographic description: death and the "gravedigger". Urban landscape; genre scene and imaginary character. Skeleton death and the "gravedigger". Character in period costume, cocked hat, coat, man, hearse, stagecoach, coachman. Historical commentary: the computer inventory numbers are made up of that of the notebook: card06424, the folio number and the letters a (folio recto) or b (folio verso). See c. F. Getty, 1986, p. 147-148, 152-161; a. Renunciat, p. 31-33 and 36-37, j. Grand-carteret, 1888, p. 274 and i. F. F, t. 9, p. 330. Possible project for "journey to eternity", theme inspired by medieval dances of macabre. See the notebook manuscripts, p. 5-6, p. 54 and comment card06424/6b. P. 5b [death and] "the gravedigger". . . Mode of acquisition: purchase date of acquisition: 14–06–1927 institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris part of: sketchbook for “journey to eternity”. Date: Vers 1829 — 1831.