Grandville, Jean-Jacques (JJ) (French 1803-1847) Black and White Lithograph on wove paper. La Caricature No 107 Plate 220. No printing en verso. This piece depicts; In the center on a platform, Satan dressed with a strong overweight in monarch face Mephistopheles dressed as a bishop , seated behind a large book. Full text: "Scène diabolique. | Les diables nous parodient : ils font une chambre des députés et une chambre des pairs, ils jurent comme nous, ils | tiennent leurs sermens comme nous. Satan fait le monarque; Mephistophélès fait l'évêque, l'ambassadeur, l'apostat, | et le protocoliseur. La foule siffle ou applaudit...c'est comme chez nous!" Acquired from the estate of George Longstreet, a renown collector of fine original illustrations and prints whose collection has appeared in dozens of museums and exhibits over the last four decades.
Weight Approx., 0.25lbs
Measures Approx., image: 10" x 14"; mat paper: 20" x 13".
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Folded crease down the center with tape marks to the edges of the underside. Spots of foxing to the underside as well (refer to photos). (PH191)