"Damned Springtime" from The Complete Works of Béranger
Medium
Wood engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 5/8 × 5 1/2 in. (21.9 × 14 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection. The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Accession Number
59.500.687(90)
Art Historical Context
"Damned Springtime" is a wood engraving created in 1836 for *The Complete Works of Béranger*, a collection of the popular French songwriter poet Pierre Jean de Banger. The illustration was designed by J. J. Grandville, whose inventive and often satirical imagery brought visual wit to literary editions of the period, and engraved by John Thompson for publishers Fournier & Perrotin. This collaborative process reflects the vibrant publishing culture of July Monarchy France, when illustrated books reached wide audiences through affordable prints. Wood engraving, prized for its ability to render f...
About the Artist
Pierre Jean de Béranger|J. J. Grandville|Fournier & Perrotin|John Thompson (French|French) · 1780 | –1857 |
French, Paris 1780–1857 Paris|French