Ses manières étaient celles d'un Chat qui a vu la Cour et le beau monde, Paris Musées 20230520102157, between 1840 and 1842

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 titles: illustration for "heartache of an english 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. 6cm width: 17cm dimensions - image: height: 17. 2cm width: 12. 3cm dimensions - mounting: height: 40cm width: 30cm description: illustration (ht plate) for scenes from the private and public lives of animals, paris: paulin and hetzel, 1842 marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: letter - under the image: "his manners were those of a cat who had seen the court and the beautiful world" signature - in the image, in a corner of the frame on the wall: "j. J grandville" signature - bottom right: "breviere" iconographic description: two anthropomorphic cats stand chatting in an opulent living room. The male is dressed in a fur coat and holds a top hat at his paw. The female wears a dress and a veil. In the background, two little simian and canine footmen bring a cup of hot drink. On the wall, an excessively ornate frame represents a gentleman farmer bulldog. Excerpt from peines de coeur d'une chat anglaise, by h de balzac (in private and public life of animals, j. Hetzel librarian-publisher, 1867): "the peer brought the most beautiful cat of the peerage. Puff, black in coat, had the most magnificent eyes, green and yellow, but cold and proud. His tail, remarkable for its yellowish rings, swept the carpet with his long, silky hair. Perhaps he came from the imperial house of austria, because, as you see, he wore its colors. His manners were those of a cat who had seen the court and the beautiful world. Themes / subjects / places represented: social subject, morals, cat, dog, veil, top hat 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. 1. Date: between 1840 and 1842.