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: 17. 6cm
width: 19. 2cm
dimensions - mounting:
height: 50cm
width: 40cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
signature - j. Grandville
letter - metamorphoses of the day n°34
letter - body meal
inscription - lith. By langlumé
registration - at bulla, rue st jacques n°38 and at martinet rue du coq
iconographic description:
a meal takes place in a rustic interior. This is a brotherhood meal as indicated by the signs attached to the walls. Half a dozen guests are already seated on chairs with straw seats. A new arrival has just returned, the host gets up to welcome him. All the characters are adorned with the heads of horned animals. Around the table sit a goat, a ram, a buffalo, a moose, an ibex and a rhino. The newcomer is a unicorn and the one who welcomes him is a deer. Are these horns the abanage of a group of cuckolds? excerpt from métamorphoses du jour (editions gustave havard libraire, paris, 1854): "each of the guests told their story in turn, as did the seven kings of the cabaret of venice. [. . . ] our animals have the appearance of taking their troubles patiently [. . . ] they would happily repeat after the fabulist: when we ignore it, it is not nothing; when you know it, it’s a small thing. ”
themes / subjects / places represented:
social subject, morals, deer or doe, unicorn, ox, goat, meals, cuckold
mode of acquisition: purchase
date of acquisition: 21–02–1986
institution: maison de balzac
inventory number: bal925(aq). Date: Entre 1828 et 1829.
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