Penitence
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 7 13/16 × 8 13/16 in. (19.8 × 22.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1965
Accession Number
65.522.206
Tags
Art Historical Context
Created in 1834, "Penitence" is a lithograph credited to J.J. Grandville in collaboration with Auguste Desperret and printer Benard. Measuring just under 8 by 9 inches, this compact print belongs to the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Drawings and Prints collection, acquired through the generosity of Lincoln Kirstein. Lithography, a relatively new reproductive technique at the time, allowed artists to create affordable, sharply detailed images that circulated widely among the public, making it ideal for satirical commentary. The work’s imagery of skeletons and men, tagged explicitly as satire, p...
About the Artist
Benard|J. J. Grandville|Auguste Desperret (French|French) · 1800 |1829 –1850 |1929
French, active ca. 1830|