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Illustrator J. J. Grandville French
Engraver Joseph Hippolyte Jules Caqué French
Author Honoré de Balzac French
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Title: The more beautiful the drama, the more sad the orchestra is to hear, 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:
Joseph Hippolyte Jules Caqué (French, 1820?–?1885)
Author:
Honoré de Balzac (French, Tours 1799–1850 Paris)
Date: ca. 1837–47
Medium: Wood engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 10 3/8 × 7 3/16 in. (26.3 × 18.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection. The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Object Number: 59.500.592(53)
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