"Friends, the wise one places his glory in eating well" fromScenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals

Q: When was ""Friends, the wise one places his glory in eating well" fromScenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1837–47.

Q: Is ""Friends, the wise one places his glory in eating well" fromScenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals" in the public domain?

Yes, "Friends, the wise one places his glory in eating well" fromScenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Honoré de Balzac|J. J. Grandville|Andrew Best Leloir

ca. 1837–47

"Friends, the wise one places his glory in eating well" fromScenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals by Honoré de Balzac|J. J. Grandville|Andrew Best Leloir

Medium

Wood engraving

Dimensions

Sheet: 10 5/16 × 7 3/16 in. (26.2 × 18.2 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

59.500.592(18)

About the Artist

French, Tours 1799–1850 Paris|French, Nancy 1803–1847 Vanves

"Friends, the wise one places his glory in eating well" fromScenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals

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