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 1832
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: 19cm
width: 25. 5cm
description:
ht plate published in the political, moral, literary and scenic caricature, volume 5, november 29, 1832 (plate no. 223)
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inscription - title at the bottom center: “mr bosco, conjurer, rue taitbout n°9”; caption lower center: “attention, ladies and gentlemen, to this lovely trick! nothing in the hands, nothing in the pockets, nothing in the gun! well ! // gentlemen, i am going to burn my brains out, at the command of a society lady, without doing myself the slightest harm and it // will come out of it…. Explosion, detonation, conspiracy, conspiracy, arrest, emotion, reception, acclamation, deputation, // and ……. Amazement!!!! »; indications: top to left: “la caricature (journal) n°108. ", ht to rt: "pl. 223. "
inscription - in the letter: “lith. De becquet, rue childebert, no. 9. » [printer], “we subscribe to aubert, galerie véro dodat. » [editor]; in the image, bottom right: “jg. Ef. » [jean-jacques grandville, designer, and eugène forest, lithographer]
inscription - under the table on the right, there are various elements: a bag containing “100,000” francs, the so-called “program [program]” of the hôtel de ville certainly, which the king renounced, a rooster whose neck is pierced by a long knife (synonymous with the death of republican principles), and finally an “urn // electoral […] [electoral]”. Iconographic description:
the table of contents of the 5th vol. Of “la caricature” provides clarifications to the title: “political sleight of hand session. Philanthropist [philanthropist] pistol tower. ” saint john bosco is the patron saint of conjurers. Bosco performed magic tricks at 9, rue taitbout. He is represented under the appearance of louis-philippe, recognizable from behind by his sideburns and his forelock. His neck decorated with a strawberry, he is located on a high platform, in front of a table on which is a model of the chamber of deputies (the king went to the palais-bourbon on november 19, 1832 to deliver his speech from the throne). He raises his arms in the air. In his right hand he holds a small empty pistol. To the right, hidden from the audience by a curtain discreetly decorated with pears, backstage, gisquet stands behind a table and looks at the spectator. Among the people who came to watch the show, located below, is thiers administering salts to adèle boury who is feeling unwell. While some members of the audience looked admiring, others seemed more skeptical, especially on the far left (presumably these were republicans worried about this magic trick). The pl. Is above all a parody of the attack of november 19, 1832 on the person of the king. Most opposition newspapers, including "la caricature", denounced this attack as being a plot put in place by the government itself. Adèle boury testified by claiming to have seen the assassin, then fainted from emotion. The opposition press saw in her one of the cogs in the stratagem mounted by the monarchy to make people believe in an attack. This explains the presence of thiers at his side. The pl. Denounces the dishonest means used by the king to regain popular favor. The satirical ministerial newspaper "la charge" had insinuated, in its number 6 (november 11, 1832) that the opposition press was pushing for regicide, eight days before the attack. But the opposition press refuses to take on this responsibility. According to erre, “the anti-government press accuses the government of artificially creating a climate of insecurity to justify its control of the country and muzzle the opposition. ”
person / character depicted:
thiers, adolphe; 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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