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. 6cm
width: 34. 4cm
dimensions - picture:
height: 15. 2cm
width: 17. 4cm
dimensions - mounting:
height: 50cm
width: 40cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
watermark - b. G. (cut): sprig of laurel
signature - j. Grandville
letter - the metamorphoses of the day n°28
letter - a marriage of convenience. A reasonable marriage
inscription - lith. Of langlumé
registration - at bulla, rue st jacques n°38 and at martinet rue du coq
iconographic description:
in this scene, a mother gives her daughter's hand in marriage to a middle-aged man. On the left, the man with the head of an old shepherd dog bows and grabs the young girl's hand. He has a cane with a pommel under his arm, a sign of his age and certainly of his fortune. The young girl has the face of a lamb and seems sickly. Her mother, behind her, has the head of a wolf and is rubbing her hands. Excerpt from métamorphoses du jour (editions gustave havard libraire, paris, 1854): "well! we are going to marry the contrasts. Marriage is the closed field where these enemies will meet, very close to coming to blows. Oh! the beautiful melee, the beautiful endless battle that this legal but anti-natural association will offer us, of water and fire, of white and black, of the young and the old! but, once again, what name does civilization give to this monstrous coupling civilization calls it a marriage of convenience. ”
themes / subjects / places represented:
social subject, morals, wolf, lamb, dog, engagement, old man, young girl
mode of acquisition: purchase
date of acquisition: 21–02–1986
institution: maison de balzac
inventory number: bal925(ai). Date: Entre 1828 et 1829.
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