Author(s):
forest, eugène (strasbourg, 24–10–1808 - grenoble, 28–12–1891), designer-lithographer
grandville (nancy, 15–09–1803 - vanves, 17–03–1847), designer
delaporte, victor hippolyte (29–01–1804), printer-lithographer
aubert (printer, lithographer, editor), editor
other title: the moral, religious, literary and scenic caricature (title of the whole)
production date: in 1832
type(s) of object(s): manuscripts, printed matter, binding
name(s): periodical illustration
materials and techniques: lithography
dimensions - artwork:
height: 27cm
width: 35. 6cm
dimensions - picture:
height: 20cm
width: 25. 5cm
description:
ht plate published in the moral, religious, literary and scenic caricature, volume 3, january 12, 1832, (plate no. 128)
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inscription - title bottom center: “……. “here, gentlemen, are your only hopes of reducing charges” / well done! well done ! (center. )”; legend lower to the right: “(speech by mr. Thiers / extract from the debates. )”; indications, top center: “la caricature (journal) / (n°63. )”, top right: “pl. 128. ”
inscription - in the letter: “lith. De delaporte” [printer], “we subscribe to aubert, gallery véro dodat”; in the image, bottom left, signature: “j. J. Grandville / e. Forest” [jean-jacques grandville, designer, and eugène forest, lithographer]
inscription - on the charges, from tax to bottom, names of taxes imposed on the people by the government: “contributi […] [contribution] / indirect / tobacco, wines”, “salt tax”, “tax”, “land furniture”, “personal”, “twelfths / provisional”, “civil list / 14 / 000 000”
iconographic description:
the title is an extract from a speech by thiers in the chamber, relayed in the "journal des débats". Louis-philippe and casimir périer intend to put the burden of the civil list (representing 14 million) on the back of a man of the people (thin and with patched clothes), who is already bending under the weight of the taxes imposed by baron louis and his assistant. On the left, montalivet (?) picks up another package to put it on the back of the common man, likened to a mule. In the background, majority deputies applaud behind a platform. Person / character represented:
périer, casimir; louis-philippe i, king of the french
mode of acquisition: retrospective registration
date of acquisition: 20–02–2013
institution: maison de balzac. Date: En 1832.
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