"He buys the right to defeat me at his ease with a successful shot." from the Little Miseries of Human Life
Medium
Wood engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 1/4 × 7 1/2 in. (28.5 × 19 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Yvonne Möen Cumerford, 1965
Accession Number
65.570.61(18)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the whimsical yet wry world of 19th French satire with *"He buys the right to me at his ease with successful shot,"* a wood engraving from the series *Little Miseries of Life* (1843). Created by a collaborative team including renowned caricaturist J.J. Grandville (Jeangnace-Isidore), alongside Paul-Emile-Daurandues, Henri Fournier and Brugnot, print captures everyday frustrations with sharp humor. Measuring 11¼ × 7½ inches, it hails from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints collection, gifted in 1965. The scene unfolds in a billiards hall, where two men embody the pe...
About the Artist
Paul-Emile-Daurand Forgues|Henri Fournier|Brugnot|J. J. Grandville (French|French|French) · 1813 | |1803 –1883 | |1847
French, Paris 1813–1883 Cannes| |French, Nancy 1803–1847 Vanves