Author(s):
grandville (nancy, 15–09–1803 - vanves, 17–03–1847), designer
brévière, louis-henri (forges-les-eaux, 15–12–1797 - hyères, 01–06–1869), 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: 28. 4cm
width: 19. 9cm
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, carg022188 to carg022223. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
stamp - on the front, lower right, in half-erased purple ink: "carnavalet" (cf. Lugt suppl. 432d). \ inscription in ink
letter - on the front, inscriptions printed in black ink. Under the vignette: "good evening, friend reader; go home, keep your cage tightly closed, / sleep well, have good dreams, and see you tomorrow!"; signature of the authors, under the sticker, on the left: "i. I. Grandville" and on the right: "breviere s". \ inscription in ink
inscription concerning the author - on the back, lower right, in pencil: "grandville". \ pencil inscription
inventory number - on the reverse, lower right, handwritten in black ink: "g. 22195". \ inscription in ink
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: "good evening, dear reader; go home, keep your cage tightly closed, sleep well, have good dreams, and see you tomorrow!". Caricature. Vignette, personal at the door of a building decorated with a collection of insects (beetles, spiders) and bats, a barometer where we read: "private and public life of / animals. " and “parii grandville. ”. Two ominous animals: a black cat and an owl. Historical commentary:
this print must have served as a model for the advertising poster for scenes from the private and public life of animals. We find a lithographed poster with exactly the same composition which proposed subscription to the work (annie renonciat, j. J. Grandville, paris, 1985, p. 205). It seems that the drawings in the first volume date from 1841 and those in the second 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. 22195. Date: Vers 1837 — 1847.
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