Author(s):
grandville (nancy, 15–09–1803 - vanves, 17–03–1847), designer
forest, eugène (strasbourg, 24–10–1808 - grenoble, 28–12–1891), designer-lithographer
becquet (printing) (28–02–1796), printer
aubert (printer, lithographer, editor), editor
other title: the political, moral, literary and scenic caricature (title of the whole)
production date: in 1833
type(s) of object(s): manuscripts, printed matter, binding
name(s): periodical illustration
materials and techniques: lithography
dimensions - artwork:
height: 27. 3cm
width: 35. 8cm
dimensions - image:
height: 15cm
width: 31. 5cm
description:
ht plate published in the political, moral, literary and scenic caricature, volume 5, february 28, 1833 (plate no. 251)
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inscription - [untitled]; legends at the bottom, from left to right and from top to bottom: “quick hand and cushion // crying on january 21. », “a monster // in kératry. », “le constitutionnel // jocrisse. », “the gratification brought by new france, the debates, the // nouvelliste, le bonhomme richard, the monitor, the intendant // of casseroles. », “la gazette et la quotidienne, // en follies”, “mr roule, // supplier of wines to the court”, “the lame devil, // prince of bien-au-vent and périgord. »; indications: top to left: “la caricature (journal) n°121. ", ht to rt: "pl. 251. "
inscription - in the letter: “l. De becquet, r. Childebert no. 9. » [printer], “we subscribe to aubert, gallery véro dodat. » [editor]; in the image, bottom left, signature: “j. J. Grand // e. For” [jean-jacques grandville, designer, and eugène forest, lithographer]
inscription - on the hood of villemain and cousin: “january 21” (in reference to the date of execution of louis xvi in 1793); on the hat of le nouvelliste: “le nouvelliste // journal du soir” and “police”
iconographic description:
pl. N°3 of the series “ceremony of political ashes”. See pl. N°1 (pl. 248 of number 120) and pl. N°2 (pl. 250 of number 121). Villemain and victor cousin, hidden under (wolf) masks and wrapped in large coats, mourn the fall of the monarchy which they previously defended. The handkerchiefs are decorated with green pear patterns. Behind comes kératry disguised as a green monster with two horns made from his hair. The incarnations of the various newspapers defending the regime carry the gratification, in the form of a fat man lying on a stretcher, whose body is made up of plaques with inscriptions. The constitutional as jocrisse jester. The journal des "debates" in medieval armor, the good man richard, "the monitor" as an old woman wearing a skullcap decorated with the tricolor cockade, the nouvelliste and montalivet wearing a pear-shaped helmet, an armband decorated with a fleur-de-lis and their faces painted in blue, white and red bands. The gratuity is accompanied by a flag bearing the inscription “gratification […] [gratifications] // granted for // the // shrove days”. His body is covered with gray plaques on which are read: “secret fund […] [secrets]”, “moniteur”, “to mr // vienn… // poet at // the court”, “bonhomme // richard”, “nouvelliste”, “au figaro”, “aux debates”, “france nouvelle”. His headgear bears the words “a l’imprime […] [imprimerie] // royale”. Finally, at the end of the procession, two legitimist and carlist newspapers embodied by two men disguised as madmen, followed by talleyrand, as a devil, leaning on a crutch (“a blessed devil, a bishop-courtier, the prince of périgord” in explanation). In the foreground, "mr roule", carrying two buckets supposed to contain wine. Person / character depicted:
talleyrand-périgord, charles-maurice de; bachasson, marthe camille, count of montalivet; kératry, auguste hilarion de, count
mode of acquisition: retrospective registration
date of acquisition: 20–02–2013
institution: maison de balzac. Date: En 1833.
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