Author(s):
grandville (nancy, 15–09–1803 - vanves, 17–03–1847), designer
bulla, joseph, editor
langlumé, pierre (poitiers, 1790 - 1830), designer-lithographer
other title: the metamorphoses of the day (title of the series)
production date: between 1828 and 1829
type(s) of object(s): graphic arts, print
name(s): print
materials and techniques: lithography
dimensions - artwork:
height: 25. 8cm
width: 34cm
dimensions - picture:
height: 16. 2cm
width: 15. 7cm
dimensions - mounting:
height: 50cm
width: 40cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
signature - j. Granville
letter - the metamorphoses of the day pl. 7
letter - my wife came out my little pussy hi… hi… my wife is have my darling hi… hi…
inscription - lith. By langlumé
registration - at bulla, rue st jacques n°38, and at martinet, rue du coq. Iconographic description:
a woman and a man with animal heads stand in a living room. The man dressed like a bourgeois has the head of a boar, he is untying the scarf of a grisette with the head of a cat. The cat carries sewing scissors at her waist and holds a hat box in her hands. Extract from métamorphoses du jour (published by gustave havard libraire, paris, 1854): "poor little cat! you are so kind and so jealous of the cleanliness of your toilet, learn that the contact of this filthy beast is enough to defile you and make you ugly. [. . . ] so flee!"
themes / subjects / places represented:
social subject, morals, cat, wild boar, sewing and needlework, grisette, marriage
mode of acquisition: purchase
date of acquisition: 21–02–1986
institution: maison de balzac
inventory number: bal 925(h). Date: between 1828 and 1829.
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