April Fools

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Fish dangle fishing lines baited with wine, medals, and various trinklets, above the heads of people swimming below

April fools.

(Facing p. 67.)

Artist

Name:: Grandville, J.-J.
Dates:: 1803-1847
Country:: France

Illustration

Subjects:: Animals, Humor
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Tamisier, Charles
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: The Getty Research Institute, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Un autre monde
Author:: Delord, Taxile
Publisher:: Paris: Henri Fournier, 1844
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Description:

At the top of a small waterfall, various fishes dangle fishing lines baited with bottles of wine, medals, bonds, and assorted trinkets, above the heads of people swimming in the stream below.

The caption reads in the original French: Poissons d’avril.

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