Description:
French School, 19th Century
Three Hand-colored Prints from La Caricature, No. 53, 55, and 57
Two signed in the plate "J.J. Grandville/E. Forest" l.l.
Lithographs on paper, sizes to 14 5/16 x 21 5/8 in., unmatted, unframed.
Condition: Each with vertical crease to center, toning, soiling, mild staining, and wear to the edges.
N.B.In a blog post from the Princeton University Library, Julie L. Mellby wrote, "Following the July revolution of 1830, the citizen-king Louis-Philippe took over the French throne. Artist Charles Philipon (1800-1862) took advantage of a relaxation in censorship laws to establish La Caricature, a journal of politics and art. Through 251 issues—four pages with two or three lithographs in each—over five years from 1830 to 1835, La Caricature become the most famous of all the nineteenth-century satirical magazines." Honore Daumier and J.J. Grandville were principal contributors.
(http://blogs.princeton.edu/graphicarts/2009/02/charles_philipons_la_caricatur.html, referenced 5/23/12)
Estimate $200-400
Nos. 53 and 55 were published in November 1831, and No. 57 was published in December 1831.
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Keywords
French School, Princeton University, Julie L. Mellby, Louis-Philippe, Princeton University Library, Charles Philipon, http://blogs.princeton.edu/graphicarts/2009/02/charles_philipons_la_caricatur.htmlStuart Slavid
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