Print Description
Medium: Crayon style lithograph on wove (vellin) paper.
Sheet size: 33 x 22.5 cm (12.99 x 8.86 inch). Image size: 26.3 x 19.5 cm. (10.35 x 7.68 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, creasing, and soiling. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
CARICATURE, POLITICAL SATIRE, FRANCE, JULY MONARCHY, LA CARICATURE, RAFFET, 1831, REVOLUTION, LITHOGRAPH | PCO-E5-03
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Published in La Caricature morale, religieuse, littéraire et scénique, plate no. 45 (31 March 1831). Printed by Delaporte; published by Aubert, Galerie Véro-Dodat, Paris.
Reference: Maison de Balzac collection; La Caricature, vol. 1, plate 45.
Biography engraver: Denis-Auguste-Marie Raffet (1804–1860) was a French lithographer, illustrator, and painter, renowned for his vivid and dynamic lithographs. A student of Charlet, Raffet became one of the most important illustrators of the July Monarchy, contributing extensively to political and satirical journals such as La Caricature. His works often depict military scenes, social commentary, and political critique with strong expressive power.
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