Après avoir accepté un verre d'eau sucrée, l'illustre orateur descend de la tribune. (caricature). G.22199(3), Vers 1837 — 1847

Author(s): grandville (nancy, 15–09–1803 - vanves, 17–03–1847), designer godard, pierre françois (known as godard d'alençon) (alençon, 08–11–1797 - alençon, 15–12–1864), engraver hetzel, pierre-jules (chartres, 15–01–1814 - monte-carlo, 17–03–1886), publisher paulin, editor 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. 9cm width: 19. 6cm description: this print belongs to a set made up of plates from scenes from the private and public lives of animals: carg008725 to carg008740, carg008748, carg008753 and carg022188 to carg022223. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: letter - on the front, inscriptions printed in black ink. Under the vignette: "after accepting a glass of sugar water, the illustrious orator comes down from the rostrum. "; signature of the authors, under the thumbnail, on the left: "godard s" and on the right: "jj grandville". \ ink inscription stamp - on the front, lower right, in purple ink: "carnavalet" (cf. Lugt suppl. 432d). \ ink inscription inscription concerning the author - on the back, lower right, in pencil: "godard / d'après / grandville" (grandville underlined). \ pencil inscription inscription concerning the author - on the back, bottom right, in pencil: "to be stored in grandville". \ pencil inscription inscription - on the reverse, lower right, handwritten in black ink: "g. 22199". \ pencil inscription inscription - on the reverse, lower left, in pencil, the entry number: "e. 21577". \ pencil inscription iconographic description: scenes from the private and public lives of animals. "after accepting a glass of water, the illustrious orator descends from the rostrum. " caricature. Vignette, assembly of characters seated around the speaker (a lion) standing at the rostrum. Behind him, the president of the session, (a horse) with a feather duster. The assembly is distributed behind three panels: “left”, “center” and “right”. Historical commentary: this print was to illustrate scenes from the private and public lives of animals drawn 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). Acquisition method: manual donation name of donor, testator, seller: deloison, robert date of acquisition: 01–05–1984 institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris inventory number: g. 22199. Date: Vers 1837 — 1847.