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Artist
- Name:
- Grandville, J.-J.
- Dates:
- 1803-1847
- Country:
- France
Illustration
- Subject:
- Animals, Humor
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Engraver:
- Andrew, Best & Leloir
- Format:
- Landscape (wider)
- Source:
- Robarts Library, the Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- Vie privée et publique des animaux
- Author(s):
- Collective work
- Publisher:
- Paris: Hetzel, 1867
- Open Library:
- View record.
Description
A bird-headed female figure stands with a quill in her hand, striking the pose of a writer busy with her work.
This illustration was used as a headpiece for the story titled “Histoire d’un lièvre : sa vie privée publique et politique écrite sous sa dictée par une pie, son amie,” rendered in English as “History of a Hare. Written from Dictation by the Magpie.” The English edition (London: 1877) lacks this illustration.
The caption reads in the original French: … Sous sa dictée par une pie, son amie.
Keywords: 1860s, 19th century, anthropomorphous, bird, black & white, writing