"The Prisoner's Fire" 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(107)
Art Historical Context
In the heart of 19th-century France, amid political satire and Romantic fervor, "The Prison Fire" emerges as a poignant illustration from *The Complete Works of Béranger* (1836). Created by renowned caricaturist J. J. Grandville, with engraving by J. Constantine Beneworth publication by Fournier & Perrotin, it captures the spirit of Pierre Jean de Banger's lyrical poetry. Béranger, a beloved chansonnier twice imprisoned for his subversive songs critiquing the Bourbon monarchy, inspired generations with verses blending humor, pathos, and social commentary. This wood engraving, measuring a compa...
About the Artist
J. Constantine Beneworth|Pierre Jean de Béranger|Fournier & Perrotin|J. J. Grandville (French|French?|French|French) · 1780 |1800 |1803 | –1857 |1900 |1847 |
French, Paris 1780–1857 Paris|active France, 19th century|French, Nancy 1803–1847 Vanves|French