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Illustrator J. J. Grandville French
Engraver Andrew Best Leloir French
Honoré de Balzac French
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Title: He had only his beautiful colors..., 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:
Andrew Best Leloir (French)
Artist:
Honoré de Balzac (French, Tours 1799–1850 Paris)
Date: ca. 1837–47
Medium: Wood engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 10 1/4 × 7 3/16 in. (26.1 × 18.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Accession Number: 59.500.592(42)
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