Un café (caricature). G.8730 (2 of 2), En 1840

Author(s): grandville (nancy, 15–09–1803 - vanves, 17–03–1847), designer andrew, john (1815 - c. 1870 — 1875), engraver best, jean (toulouse, in 1808 - around 1879), engraver leloir, isidore (in 1806 - in 1881), engraver godard, pierre françois (known as godard d'alençon) (alençon, 08–11–1797 - alençon, 15–12–1864), engraver hetzel, pierre-jules (chartres, 15–01–1814 - monte-carlo, 17–03–1886), publisher paulin, editor other title: scenes from the private and public lives of animals. (title of the set) production date: in 1840 dating in century: 19th century type(s) of object(s): print, graphic arts name(s): print dimensions - artwork: height: 28cm width: 39. 6cm description: this print belongs to a set made up of plates taken from scenes from the private and public lives of animals: carg008725 to carg008740, carg008748, carg008753, carg022188 to carg022223. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: stamp - on the front, below the vignettes in the middle, stamp in black ink: "carnavalet" (cf. Lugt suppl. 432d). \ inscription in ink letter - on the front, inscriptions printed in black ink. Under the sticker on the left: "a coffee. ", under the one on the right: "i'm very happy with you, so you're going to have some toast. ". Signatures of the authors, under the left thumbnail, on the left: "godard sc", on the right: "granv"; and under the right sticker, on the right: "andrew. Best. Leloir. ", and further on the right: "jj. Grandville". \ impression inventory number - on the reverse, lower left, handwritten in black ink: "g. 8730". \ inscription in ink inscription concerning the author - on the back, lower left, in pencil: "grandville". \ pencil inscription iconographic description: scenes from the private and public lives of animals. A coffee. Caricature. Two vignettes, animals mimicking men. On the left, three figures (a badger, two seals) seated at a café table. Behind, the waiter (a parrot), a soldier of the guard (a lion). In front of a cicada plays the guitar. In the background, lanterns and cafe signs: “ice ice / and / sorbets” and “cafe”. In the foreground, on the ground: "asphalte. / 1840. ". On the right, in a hive a bee distributes toast with honey to young bees. Titles of the two vignettes: "a coffee. ", "i am very happy with you, also you will have toast. " historical commentary: this print illustrates scenes from the private and public lives of animals drawn by grandville. It seems that the drawings in the first volume date from 1841 and those in the second volume from 1842 (see exhibition catalog "grandville original drawings", 1986-1987). Acquisition mode: unknown acquisition mode institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris inventory number: g. 8730. Date: En 1840.