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Artist
- Name:
- Grandville, J.-J.
- Dates:
- 1803-1847
- Country:
- France
Illustration
- Subject:
- Narratives
- 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
Three men wearing extravagant suits and hats, including a jester’s hat and an enormous top hat, walk arm in arm, watched at some distance by two others wearing more conventional dress.
The caption reads in the original French: Les fous inventent les modes, et les sages les suivent.
Keywords: 1840s, 19th century, black & white, costume, hat, jester


