Le tigre entrait à pas de loup, le poignard à la main (caricature). G.22194 (1 of 2), Vers 1837 — 1847

Author(s): grandville (nancy, 15–09–1803 - vanves, 17–03–1847), designer 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: around 1837 — 1847 dating in century: 19th century type(s) of object(s): print, graphic arts name(s): print dimensions - artwork: height: 28. 3cm width: 20cm description: this print belongs to a set made up of plates from scenes from the private and public lives of animals: carg008725 to caarg08740, carg008748, carg008753, carg022188 to carg022223. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: letter - on the front, inscriptions printed in black ink. Under the vignette: "the tiger entered stealthily, dagger in hand. "; signature of the authors, under the thumbnail, on the left: "jj. G [. . . ]" (illegible signature) and on the right: "godard sc. ". \ inscription in ink stamp - on the front, lower right, in purple ink: "carnavalet" (cf. Lugt suppl. 432d). \ inscription in ink inscription concerning the author - on the back, lower right, in pencil: "grandville". \ pencil inscription inventory number - on the reverse, lower right, handwritten in black ink: "g. 22194". \ inscription in ink inscription - on the reverse, lower left, in pencil, the entry number: "e. 21577". \ pencil inscription iconographic description: scenes from the private and public lives of animals: title: "a tiger entered with stealth steps, dagger in hand. " caricature. Vignette, theater scene (?): a tiger between a dagger in his hand; behind the curtain, two other tigers confront each other in front of a backdrop of tropical vegetation. Historical commentary: this print was to illustrate the work, scenes from the private and public lives of animals, based on drawings by grandville (1840-1842). It seems that the drawings in the first volume date from 1841 and those in the second from 1842 (see exhibition catalog "grandville original drawings", 1986-1987). Acquisition method: manual donation name of donor, testator, seller: deloison, robert date of acquisition: 01–05–1984 institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris inventory number: g. 22194. Date: Vers 1837 — 1847.