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Artist
- Name:
- Grandville, J.-J.
- Dates:
- 1803-1847
- Country:
- France
Illustration
- Subject:
- Narratives
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Engraver:
- Brevière, Louis-Henri
- Format:
- Portrait (taller)
- 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 monstrous figure with big round eyes, a mouth wide open like that of a fish, and a tail resembling an octopus’s tentacle comes forward, scaring a swarm of smaller creatures.
The caption reads in the original French: ‘Le Volvoce ! le Volvoce !’ cria-t-on.
Keywords: 1860s, 19th century, black & white, eerie, monster
