Les fleurs animées / par J.-J. Grandville
Book
[1857] (published)
[1857] (published)
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2 v. : 53 plates (51 col.) ; 27 cm.
Object details
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| Title | Les fleurs animées / par J.-J. Grandville |
| Brief description | "Dessins par J. I. Grandville, gravés sur acier par G. Geoffroi." Colored plates include added t.p.s, engraved, with publisher's name only (G. de Gonet) in imprint. "Botaniques moderne des dames" (v.2, p. [109]-172) signed: Alph. Karr. "Culture des fleurs: Horticulture des dames" (v.2, p. [173]-238) signed: Cte Foelix [i.e. L. F. Raban] 52 (50 col.) engr., and cuts (2 col.). |
| Physical description | 2 v. : 53 plates (51 col.) ; 27 cm. |
| Gallery label | Europe and America 1815-1900, room 101
Book: ‘Les Fleurs Animées’
1857
The study of flowers was a popular Victorian pastime, spurred on by the rise of leisure reading, especially among women. This book contains humorous hand-coloured engravings by the eminent caricaturist and illustrator J.J. Grandville. The cloth cover and the prints inside show flowers personified as women and dressed in elegant costumes.
France, Paris; written by Alphonse Karr and Taxile Delord; illustrated by J.J. Grandville; published by Gabriel de Gonet; binding design by Haarhaus
Cloth; panel stamped in gold and various colours
Museum no. L.755-1943
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| Other number | L.755-1943 - NAL accession number |
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| Library number | L.755-1943 |
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| Record created | July 23, 2015 |
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