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print
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satirical print
Object Type
print
satirical print
Museum number
1904,0718.8
Title
Object:
Ecole de natation
Series:
Les Métamorphoses du Jour
Description
Plate 6; satire showing a group of animal-headed men diving and swimming in a pool. 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
French
Production date
1829
Production place
Published in:
Paris (France)
Materials
paper
Technique
lithograph
hand-coloured
Dimensions
Height:
195 millimetres
(printed area)
Width:
193 millimetres
$Inscriptions
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
(6)
IFF / Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes
(6)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
satire
society/human life
Associated titles
Associated Title:
Les Métamorphoses du Jour
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Spencer George Perceval
Acquisition date
1904
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1904,0718.8