Author(s):
grandville (nancy, 15–09–1803 - vanves, 17–03–1847), designer
forest, eugène (strasbourg, 24–10–1808 - grenoble, 28–12–1891), 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 1832
type(s) of object(s): manuscripts, printed matter, binding
name(s): periodical illustration
materials and techniques: lithography
dimensions - artwork:
height: 35. 6cm
width: 54cm
dimensions - picture:
height: 26. 5cm
width: 39. 2cm
description:
ht plate published in the political, moral, literary and scenic caricature, volume 4 (2nd drawing of the association)
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inscription - title bottom center: “on my honor and on my conscience, // before god and before men! // the jury's answer is: // yes, the accused is guilty……. »; indications, top to left: “2nd drawing of the monthly subscription. »
inscription - in the letter: “lith. De becquet, rue childebert, no. 9. » [printer], “we subscribe to the bureau de la caricature, galerie véro dodat. » [editor]; in the image, bottom right, signature: “jjg. E. F. " [jean-jacques grandville, designer, and eugène forest, lithographer]
inscription - on the moniteur's sleeve, a printed fabric representing pieces of "5 // francs". On the bags of gold on which the constitutionnel relies to sleep: “1,000,000 f”, “20,000”, “50,000”. Iconographic description:
the title is the formula that precedes a jury's declaration. Progress of a trial in which the accused is liberty, a young woman, to the right of the composition, perched on a platform and guarded by schonen and lobau. The evidence, placed on a table in the center, consists of a phrygian cap with a tricolor cockade, a rifle, a copy of the "marseillaise" and three paving stones from the barricades of "juillet" 1830. The group of jurors on the left consists of soult, talleyrand, baron louis, montalivet, d'argout and louis-philippe standing, hiding his face behind the sheet he is reading (certainly the sentence constituting the title of the pl. ). The assembly of judges, composed of persil standing pronouncing the sentence, dupin with the magistrate's hat, thiers writing with a pen (and an unidentified character located to persil's left), is chaired by barthe, in the center. Madier de montjau, in the background, as a bailiff, turns towards the viewer. In the foreground, an “unworthy poet” (in explanation) marked on the forehead (“ven //du”) (is this barthélemy, director of the newspaper némésis?) guizot crossing his fingers (?), several personifications of newspapers favorable to the government: le figaro “ex-bousingot”, du “monit […] [moniteur]”, du “jounal [journal] [des] deba[…] [debates]” and “constitution […] [constitutional]”. La fayette, liberty's lawyer, supports her by holding her hand. He has on his table the program of the town hall (“hotel // program”). The back wall is decorated with a fleur-de-lis, the central element of which is replaced by a pear. There is also a figure attached to a post, reminiscent of the scourged christ. It is “one // republican”. Person / character represented:
thiers, adolphe; louis-philippe i, king of the french; schonen, auguste jean marie de, baron; bachasson, marthe camille, count of montalivet; dupin, andré marie jean-jacques (known as dupin elder); guizot, françois; madier de montjau, joseph paulin; argout, antoine maurice apollinaire d', baron; parsley, jean-charles; la fayette, gilbert du motier, marquis of; soult, nicolas-jean de dieu; cruciani, françois; barthe, felix; mouton, georges, count of lobau
mode of acquisition: retrospective registration
date of acquisition: 20–02–2013
institution: maison de balzac. Date: En 1832.
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