Author(s):
attributed to grandville (nancy, 15–09–1803 - vanves, 17–03–1847), designer
attributed to traviès de villers, charles joseph (known as c. J. Traviès) (winterthur or winterthur, 21–02–1804 - paris, 13–08–1859), designer
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 1833
type(s) of object(s): manuscripts, printed matter, binding
name(s): periodical illustration
materials and techniques: lithography
dimensions - artwork:
height: 35. 8cm
width: 52. 4cm
dimensions - image:
height: 20. 7cm
width: 46cm
description:
ht plates published in the political, moral, literary and scenic caricature, volume 6, september 26, 1833 (plates n°315 and 316)
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inscription - title at bottom center: “the public leaves. // and their pimps. »; legends at the bottom, from left to right: “the monitor, and her office boy. », “la figaro, and its monsieur de la cour”, “la constitutionnel, and its jobard. »; indications: top to left: “la caricature (journal) n°” missing the newspaper number and the pl. Inscription - in the letter: “at aubert, gallery véro dodat. » [editor], “l. De becquet, rue furstemberg 6. ” [printer]
inscription - above the couple in the center, a shop sign: "au toupet // immuable // ex bousingot, barbier". The emblem of the boutique is a wig with a toupee and sideburns (evocative of the king)
iconographic description:
observations: cf. Explanation of pl. P. 1204; belonging to a series: pl. Nos. 1 and 2 of the public papers series. See pl. Nos. 3 and 4 (pl. 320-321 of number 153); description, analysis: the table of contents of the 6th vol. Of la caricature attributes pl. In grandville and traviès. In the title, a play on words between “girls” and “leaves” thanks to a difference in the size of the letters. The newspapers defending the government are then compared to unprepossessing, old and faded prostitutes. On the left, an old woman embodying the “monit […] [monitor] // universe […] [universal]”, wearing a necklace made of gold coins at the end of which hangs a pendant mentioning a sum of money. She is dressed in a dress decorated with a frieze of phrygian caps, a frieze of eagles, a row of fleurs-de-lis, a frieze of pears, napoleon's monogram, two bees, intertwined l's and intertwined c's. The multiplicity of symbols expresses the newspaper's changes of opinion according to the political regime in place. She is accompanied by an office boy, short and fat. He closes his eyes and seems to open his mouth in pain. He holds a copy of the newspaper aloft. Behind them stands out the silhouette of the “[…] ourse [bourse]” as well as that of what appears to be the headquarters of the newspaper (according to the antenna above it). In the center, figaro, embodied by a prostitute wearing a dress decorated with flags and bags of crowns. She is also decorated with the legion of honor. She holds the arm of a tall, thin man wrapped in a frock coat. He wears a top hat decorated with the tricolor cockade and holds a copy of the newspaper on his back. The explanation states that “this young lady is a sad example of this early decrepitude”. The pl. Points to the change of opinion in le figaro in 1832, bought by the government to counter opposition newspapers. The “journal” “[…] stitutional [constitutional]” is represented as a fat woman holding a feather and pointing out to a stunned and gullible-looking grocer boy a spider playing a harp drawn on the wall (“spider melomaniac [music lover]. ”). On the wall are also drawn the “moon sevigne. » (with the motif of a pair of buttocks) and a “star at midi”. She takes advantage of the boy’s gullibility by making him believe that “bladders are // lanterns. ". The woman's cap has a frieze of pears right side up or upside down. Mode of acquisition: retrospective registration
date of acquisition: 20–02–2013
institution: maison de balzac. Date: En 1833.
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