Les Metamorphoses du Jour N0. 25

J Grandville

Les Metamorphoses du Jour N0. 25

Paris, ca. 1830

Lithograph

Original hand colouring.

190 x 210 mm

£120

Below the image reads; Ah1 t’as beau grogner ! y faut q.tu danse aussi ! Allonger moi ce jarret … rentrez moi les coudes …Allons donc Mlle. Julie ! et la pointe du pied basse. In the centre a yall slim man with a deers head plays the violin. Behind him to the left A couple are dancing, he is waring slippers and has the head of a bear, she wears a bonnet and pointed pumps and has the head of a dog. In front of the violinist to the right two young girls on tip toes, holding their skirts are facing him. They both have insect heads with very long ‘feelers’