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Ah ! Elle te plaît, monstre...(Scène de ménage): P.762-1991

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Ah ! Elle te plaît, monstre...(Scène de ménage)
Les Métamorphoses du jour

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Grandville, J. J.
Printer: Langlumé
Publisher: Bulla
Publisher: Martinet (publisher)

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Measurements and weight

Height: 274 mm
Width: 358 mm

Place(s) associated

  • Paris

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

1828 CE - 1829 CE

Note

Pl. 18 from the album Les Métamorphoses du jour, published 1828-1829

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Coloured ink
Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Hand colouring
Lithography

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Les Métamorphoses du Jour
  • Location: Upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: No. 18
  • Location: Upper right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Number
  • Text: J. Grandville
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Lith. de Langlumé.
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Ah ! Elle te plaît, monstre...eh bien je la chasse. Oh ! You like her, well, I send her away.
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: chez Bulla, rue St. Jacques, No. 38. / et chez Martinet, rue du Coq.
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Address

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.762-1991
Primary reference Number: 20620
Béraldi: 10
BN Inventaire (19thC): 6

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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