"I hope to prove one day that in the hands of a magpie, a feather is no less valuable than in the claws of a wolf or the legs of a fox " from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals

Q: When was ""I hope to prove one day that in the hands of a magpie, a feather is no less valuable than in the claws of a wolf or the legs of a fox " from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1837–47.

Q: Is ""I hope to prove one day that in the hands of a magpie, a feather is no less valuable than in the claws of a wolf or the legs of a fox " from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals" in the public domain?

Yes, "I hope to prove one day that in the hands of a magpie, a feather is no less valuable than in the claws of a wolf or the legs of a fox " from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

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

ca. 1837–47

"I hope to prove one day that in the hands of a magpie, a feather is no less valuable than in the claws of a wolf or the legs of a fox " from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals by Honoré de Balzac|Andrew Best Leloir|J. J. Grandville

Medium

Wood engraving

Dimensions

Sheet: 10 5/16 × 7 3/16 in. (26.2 × 18.3 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(6)

About the Artist

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

"I hope to prove one day that in the hands of a magpie, a feather is no less valuable than in the claws of a wolf or the legs of a fox " from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals

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