print;
satirical print
- Museum number
- 1886,1012.262
- Title
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Object: Pardon Monsieur, mais on m'a dit que j'étais toujours sûr de vous trouver à cette heure-ci.
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Series: Les Métamorphoses du Jour
- Description
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Plate 4, satire showing three men with animal heads; at left a crocodile-headed figure bows before a fox-headed man who is having lunch; on the right, a dog-headed waiter is bringing (and licking) a roast. 1829
Hand-coloured lithograph
- Production date
- 1829
- Dimensions
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Height: 178 millimetres (printed area)
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Width: 204 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- 'Les Métamorphoses du Jour' is one of the most successful series of lithographs that Grandville made. The first edition was published by Bulla and Martinet between 1829 and 1830. Since the publication of the first plates the success was so remarkable, that Bulla and Martinet decided in 1829 to publish a bilingual edition (French and English) although the first French edition was not yet entirely published. The present print is part of the bilingual edition of 1829.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: Les Métamorphoses du Jour
- Acquisition date
- 1886
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1886,1012.262
