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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: 27. 5cm width: 36. 1cm dimensions - picture: height: 16. 1cm width: 16. 2cm dimensions - mounting: height: 50cm width: 40cm marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: signature - j. Grandville letter - the metamorphoses of the day n°65 letter - you see, glaude, suppose you would usually be a corporal, or a minister, whatever! that if you were stupid, we would metaphorize you with the head of a pickle. Mom ! are there any men who have faces like that? inscription - lith. By langlumé registration - at bulla, rue st jacques n°38, and at martinet, rue du coq. Iconographic description: two soldiers and a mother with her son look in a window at colorful prints representing amusing little scenes where humans have animal heads. These four spectators who wonder about the images shown to them also have animal faces (bird for a soldier and horse for the mother). Excerpt from métamorphoses du jour (editions gustave havard libraire, paris, 1854): "the modern parade has the pencil and the pen, it makes man see and it explains him, it makes him speak and it makes him walk. A simple caricature exhibited on the place de la bourse produces more effect in one day than all the farces that turlupin or gauthier garguille have told on the pont-neuf during their entire lives. If you don't attend the print dealer's parade every day, don't talk about the morals, prejudices, or opinions of france; you cannot know them. " themes / subjects / places represented: subject of society, morals, military (profession), mother - maternity, bird, horse, showcase mode of acquisition: purchase date of acquisition: 21–02–1986 institution: maison de balzac inventory number: bal925(bt). Date: between 1828 and 1829.