Metamorphoses of the Day: Regrets, or Never till the Next Time

Französische Grafik 1815–1830, 1829

The artwork is a colored lithograph depicting anthropomorphic animal figures in a street scene. On the left, a bird-headed figure in a pink dress and bonnet stands with their back turned. Next to them, a dog-headed figure dressed in a yellow plaid dress and bonnet faces a pig-headed figure in a yellow coat and top hat, who is looking down and holding his coat. To the right, a fox-headed figure in a black coat and blue trousers points at posters on the wall, which advertise various treatments and services. The background features a lightly sketched wall with some graffiti and a signature "S. Grandville" near the bottom. The figures occupy the foreground and the wall provides context.
Artist
Französische Grafik 1815–1830
Date
1829
Type
Print
Medium
hand-colored lithograph on wove paper
Dimensions
27 × 35.7 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

The artwork is a colored lithograph depicting anthropomorphic animal figures in a street scene. On the left, a bird-headed figure in a pink dress and bonnet stands with their back turned. Next to them, a dog-headed figure dressed in a yellow plaid dress and bonnet faces a pig-headed figure in a yellow coat and top hat, who is looking down and holding his coat. To the right, a fox-headed figure in a black coat and blue trousers points at posters on the wall, which advertise various treatments and services. The background features a lightly sketched wall with some graffiti and a signature "S. Grandville" near the bottom. The figures occupy the foreground and the wall provides context.

Französische Grafik 1815–1830