The Ailing Cricket

1829

Jean-Ignace-Isidore Grandville

Associated Names
Jean-Ignace-Isidore Grandville

Artist, French, 1803 - 1847

This is a print of anthropomorphic bugs in a colorful scene. The scene features three standing creatures with gray, wrinkly heads similar to those of worms, who appear to be attending to another creature who sits in a blue chair on the right. This creature has a green-and-yellow face similar to that of a cricket with two tall antennae. All four creatures are dressed extravagantly, with long jackets in shades of pale blue, green, orange, and brown over shirts, vests, and trousers. Two of the worm-like creatures have tall top hats, and one has a walking stick and yellow gloves on its human-like hands. They all face the seated cricket, and one stands beside the cricket, holding one of its wrists. To the right of the cricket is a table that holds glass bottles and a folded paper or pamphlet. The print is centered on off-white paper, and there are some lines of text above and below it.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand-colored lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth B. Benedict

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 25.4 x 32.6 cm (10 x 12 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.60.28

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Beraldi, no. 10

  • Series Title

    Les Métamorphoses du Jour: pl. 39


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. Ruth B. Benedict (1913-1993), Washington; bequest to NGA, 1994.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1885

  • Beraldi, Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris, 1885-1892: Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris: Librairie L. Conquet, 1885-1892.

Inscriptions

center left in plate, at tip of cane: J. Grandville; center right in plate, at base of table: Lith. de Langlumé.; lower center in plate: Il y a plénitude, nous vous saignerons demain, / en attendant continuez la diète.; lower left in plate: Paris chez Bulla, rue S. Jacques, No.38 / et chez Martinet, rue du Coq.; upper center in plate: Les Métamorphoses du Jour; upper right in plate: No.39.; by later hand, lower right in graphite: 8 1/2 x 6 1/2

Wikidata ID

Q75119188

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