When we do not want to see the dawn rise, we do not care about a neighbor like that!, from "Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals"

Illustrator J. J. Grandville French
Engraver Louis-Henri Brevière French
Author Honoré de Balzac French
ca. 1842
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  • Title: When we do not want to see the dawn rise, we do not care about a neighbor like that!, from "Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals"
  • Series/Portfolio: Scenes de la Vie Privèe et Publique des Animaux
  • Illustrator: J. J. Grandville (French, Nancy 1803–1847 Vanves)
  • Engraver: Louis-Henri Brevière (French, Forges-les-Eaux 1797–1869 Hyers)
  • Author: Honoré de Balzac (French, Tours 1799–1850 Paris)
  • Date: ca. 1842
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 10 5/16 × 7 1/4 in. (26.2 × 18.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
  • Object Number: 59.500.592(16)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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