"The Five Stages" from The Complete Works of Béranger
Medium
Wood engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 5/8 × 5 1/2 in. (21.9 × 14 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
59.500.687(120)
Art Historical Context
Welcome to the Metropolitan Museum of's Drawings and Prints collection, where you'll find *The Five Stages* from *The Complete Works of Banger* (1836). This wood engraving, measuring 8⅝ × 5½ inches, brings together the poetic talents of French lyricist Pierre-Jean deéranger with the visionary illustrations of J.J. Grandville, alongside engravers Henry Isidore Chevchet and publishers Fournier Perrotin. Part of *The Elisha Whittelsey Collection it exemplifies 19th-century book illustration at its finest. Béranger, a beloved satirist during France's Restoration and July Monarchy eras, crafted wi...
About the Artist
Pierre Jean de Béranger|J. J. Grandville|Henry Isidore Chevauchet|Fournier & Perrotin (French|French) · 1780 | –1857 |
French, Paris 1780–1857 Paris|French