print; satirical print

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Object Type: print; satirical print
Museum number: 1886,1012.262
Title: Object: Pardon Monsieur, mais on m'a dit que j'étais toujours sûr de vous trouver à cette heure-ci.; Series: Les Métamorphoses du Jour
Description: 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
Producer name: Print made by: J J Grandville; Published by: Martinet-Hautecoeur; Published by: Antoine Bulla; Printed by: Langlumé
School/style
Production date: 1829
Production place: Published in: Paris (France)
Materials
Technique: lithograph; hand-coloured
Dimensions: Height: 178 millimetres (printed area); Width: 204 millimetres
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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.
Bibliographic references: Harent 2003 / Grandville, les métamorphoses du jour. Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy (4); IFF / Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes (6)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: satire; society/human life
Associated titles
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1886
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1886,1012.262

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