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Antique Print-PRESIDENT-GREVY-CARICATURE-POLITICAL-BALANCE-Untel-c.1880

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‘LE PRESIDENT GREVY. UN MAUVAIS BALANCIER’

– Political caricature depicting President Jules Grevy precariously balancing on a tightrope, holding a pole labeled “Republicanisme” and “Orleanisme,” symbolizing his struggle to maintain political stability between Republican and Orleanist factions.

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Description

Medium: Lithograph on wove (vellin) paper.

Sheet size: 27.4 x 35.8 cm (10.79 x 14.09 inch). Image size: 27.4 x 35.8 cm. (10.79 x 14.09 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Minor foxing, slight wear along edges. Colors remain vibrant. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

POLITICAL SATIRE, CARICATURE, JULES GR?VY, FRENCH POLITICS, REPUBLIC VS. MONARCHY, TIGHTROPE WALKING, 19TH-CENTURY LITHOGRAPH, INSTABILITY, GOVERNMENT | EXPO-503 (SATIRE)

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Musee Carnavalet, Histoire de Paris.

Reference: Inventory Number: Musee Carnavalet – QB.2641.

Biography engraver: The identity of “Untel” remains uncertain, but he was an active caricaturist in 19th-century France, known for satirical works published in political periodicals.

Additional information

Dimensions 35 × 27 × 1 cm

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