"Mèderic, delighted in the seventh heaven, leans over to check his conquest..." 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(23)
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the whimsical world of 19th-century French satire, "Mèderic, delighted in the seventh, leans over to check conquest..." captures a moment of gleeful triumph from *The Little Miseries of Human Life* (1843). This wood engraving, a collaborative effort by artists Brugnot, J.J. Grandville, Henri Fournier, Paul-Emile-Daur Forgues, exemplifies the's penchant for humorous vignettesering everyday human follies Grandville, the standout, was a master of caricature whose fantastical illustrations graced popular periodicals, blending sharp social observation with playful exaggeration. Wood engraving, ...
About the Artist
Brugnot|J. J. Grandville|Henri Fournier|Paul-Emile-Daurand Forgues (French|French|French|French) · 1803 |1834 | |1813 –1847 |1873 | |1883
French, Nancy 1803–1847 Vanves|French, active 1834–73| |French, Paris 1813–1883 Cannes