On a souvent besoin du plus petit que soi. D6423-157, Vers 1825 — 1845

Author(s): grandville (nancy, 15–09–1803 - vanves, 17–03–1847), designer other title: album guiaud, page 48. (dummy title) production date: around 1825 — 1845 type(s) of object(s): drawing name(s): drawing dimensions - artwork: height: 9. 5cm width: 7. 1cm dimensions - old assembly: height: 33. 4cm width: 24. 6cm dimensions - original album: height: 25. 9cm width: 35cm depth: 2. 5cm description: part of the guiaud album, 173 drawings (recto p. 2 to p. 55 and p. 27bis): card06423/1 to card06423/169, card06423/43bis, card06423/94bis, card06423/96bis and card06423/125bis. Page 1: business card signed "jj. Grandville", p. 56, handwritten letter from the author, p. 57-83: blanks. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: inventory number - on the front of the drawing, bottom right, handwritten in red ink: "d. 6423(157)". (the “157” is in superscript). \ inscription in ink stamp - on the front of the drawing, bottom left, stamp in black ink: "carnavalet" (cf. Lugt. Suppl. 432d). \ inscription in ink stamp - on the front of the drawing, bottom right, oval stamp in black ink: "ville / de / paris" (cf. Lugt. Suppl. 2012c). \ inscription in ink inscription - on the assembly, bottom left, cut watermark: "[. . . ]cons" (from the blacons brand). \ pencil inscription inscription - on the front of the montage, at the top of the center and right drawings: a cross handwritten in pencil. \ pencil inscription inscription - on the front of the drawing, at the bottom, handwritten in pencil: "we always need the smaller than ourselves". \ inscription in ink inscription - on the front of the montage, at the top right corner, handwritten in purple ink: "48". (page number). Iconographic description: we always need someone smaller than ourselves. Types, genre scene. Characters in popular period costume, child and man, cigarette, smoke, cast shadows. Historical commentary: p. 45-54: drawings or draft illustrations, except page 53 (reference catalog p. 21). P. 46-52, preparatory drawings for illustrations. See c. F. Getty, 1986, p. 409, a. Renonciat, 1985. Card06423/157: types as on page 10 of the album. Cf. Modern types: critical observations, from 1834 to 1836, i. F. F. , t. 9, p. 335. Mode of acquisition: purchase date of acquisition: 14–06–1927 institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris inventory number: d6423-157 part of: album guiaud. Date: Vers 1825 — 1845.