print; satirical print

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Object Type: print; satirical print
Museum number: 1886,1012.410
Title: Object: Ce n'est pas une chambre, c'est un chenil (It's not a chamber, it's a kennel!); Series: La Caricature
Description: Plate 89, no 44; satire showing Casimir Perier brandishing a whip and threatening submissive dogs symbolizing deputies; behind him, another man holding a bell and calling to order another group of dogs; beyond at centre, a staircase leading to a broken door and a poster adverstising that the trainer can tame any kind of animal. 1st September 1831 Lithograph
Producer name: After: J J Grandville; Printed by: Delaporte; Published by: Aubert; Print made by: Eugène Forest
School/style: French
Production date: 1st September 1831
Production place: Published in: Paris (France)
Materials: paper
Technique: lithograph
Dimensions: Height: 232 millimetres (printed area); Width: 324 millimetres
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Curator's comments: This is one of the earliest caricatures where Grandville represents the politicians as animals.
Bibliographic references: Sello 1969 / Grandville: Das Gesamte Werk (I, n.92); Schrenk 2000 / J.J. Grandville: Karikatur und Zeichnung; ein Visionär der französischen Romantik (p.131, n.16); von Kritter 1980 / La Caricature: Bildsatire in Frankreich 1830-35 (p.78, n.17); IFF / Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes (37)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: satire; politics; animal-tamer/animal-trainer; animal
Associated names: Portrait of: Casimir Périer
Associated events: Associated Event: July Monarchy 1830-1848
Associated titles
Acquisition name: Purchased from: Myers & Son
Acquisition date: 1886
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1886,1012.410

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