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Artist
- Name:
- Grandville, J.-J.
- Dates:
- 1803-1847
- Country:
- France
Illustration
- Subject:
- Humor
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Engraver:
- Barbant, Nicolas
- Format:
- Portrait (taller)
- Source:
- University of Ottawa Library, the Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- Cent proverbes
- Author(s):
- Achard, Amédée, Delord, Taxile, Frémy, Arnould, Old Nick (Émile Forgues)
- Publisher:
- Paris: Henri Fournier, 1845
- Open Library:
- View record.
Description
Four dogs with human features dance and beg in the street under a window where a man is enjoying the show with bags of money and “bonuses” ready to be handed out.
The caption reads in the original French: Pour de l’argent les chiens dansent.
Keywords: 1840s, 19th century, anthropomorphic, black & white, dance, dog, money, proverb
