Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard, generally known by the pseudonym of Jean-Jacques or J. J. Grandville, was a French caricaturist.
Grandville received his first instruction in drawing from his father, a painter of miniatures. At the age of twenty-one he moved to Paris, and soon afterward published a collection of lithographs entitled Les Tribulations de la petite proprieté. He followed this with Les Plaisirs de tout âge and La Sibylle des salons (1827); but the work which first established his fame was Les Métamorphoses du jour (1828–29), a series of seventy scenes in which individuals with the bodies of men and faces of animals are made to play a human comedy. These drawings are remarkable for the extraordinary skill with which human characteristics are represented in animal facial features.
After the reinstitution of prior censorship of caricature in 1835, Grandville turned almost exclusively to book illustration, supplying illustrations for various standard works, such as the songs of Béranger, the fables of La Fontaine, Don Quixote, Gulliver's Travels, Robinson Crusoe. He also continued to issue various lithographic collections.
Though the designs of Grandville are occasionally unnatural and absurd, they usually display keen analysis of character and marvelous inventive ingenuity, and his humor is always tempered and refined by delicacy of sentiment and a vein of sober thoughtfulness.
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Le Professeur Granarius - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
Le Professeur Granarius is an original lithographs by J.J. Grandville from "Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Published by Manesq & Harvard, Paris. Good Condit...
Paper, Engraving
Eglantine - Les Fleurs Animées Vol.I - Litho by J.J. Grandville - 1847
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 24.3 x 17.5 cm. Single sheet with passepartout. "...The unhappy man had approached that mysterious spot where, amid a thousand aquatic plants, the Water-arrow grows." T. Delord. Les Fleurs animées...
Lithograph
Les Fleurs Animées - Rare Book by J.J Grandville - 1847
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
Les Fleurs Animées is an original modern rare book engraved by Jean Jeacques Grandville (Nancy, 1803 – Vanves, 1847) and written by Taxile De...
Paper, Lithograph
Les Etoiles - Rare Book by J.J Grandville - 1849
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
Les Etoiles (suivi de l’Astronomie des Dames) is an original modern rare book written by Joseph Méry and Le Comte Foelix and illustrated by Jean Jeacques G...
Paper, Etching
The Excavation - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
The Excavation is an original lithograph by J.J. Grandville from "Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux", 1852. Published by Manesq & Harvard, Paris. Good Conditions. Th...
Paper, Lithograph
Announcement of Monkey Painter and Mr.Dog, His Assistant by J.J Grandville-1852
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
Announcement of Monkey Painter and Mr.Dog, His Assistant is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper realized by J.J. Grandville from Scènes de la vie privée et publique des ani...
Paper, Lithograph
The Lazy Frog - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
The Lazy Frog is an original lithograph by J.J. Grandville from "Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Published by Manesq & Harvard, Paris. Good Conditions but ag...
Paper, Engraving
Autre Retardataire - Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
Autre Retardataire is an original lithographs by J.J. Grandville from "Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Published by Manesq & Harvard, Paris. Good Conditions ...
Paper, Lithograph
The Tormented Fox - Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
The Tormented Fox is an original lithographs by J.J. Grandville from "Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Published by Manesq & Harvard, Paris. Good Conditions b...
Paper, Engraving
Visit to a Prisoner - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
Visit to a Prisoner is an original lithograph by J.J. Grandville from "Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Published by Manesq & Harvard, Paris. Good Conditions....
Paper, Lithograph
Warming Up - Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
Warming Up is an original lithographs by J.J. Grandville from "Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Published by Manesq & Harvard, Paris. Good Conditions. The ar...
Paper, Lithograph
Wisdom - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
Wisdom is an original lithographs by J.J. Grandville from "Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Published by Manesq & Harvard, Paris. Good Conditions but aged. T...
Paper, Lithograph
Un Autre Monde - Rare Book by J.J Grandville - 1844
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
Un Autre Monde is an original modern rare book written by Taxile Delord (Avignon, 1815 - Paris, 1877) and illustrated by Jean Jeacques Grandville...
Paper, Lithograph
$2,114
Les Métamorphoses du Jour - Rare Book Illustrated by J. J. Grandville - 1869
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
Les Métamorphoses du Jour is an original modern rare book written by Various Authors and illustrated by Jean Jacques Grandville (Nancy, 1803 – ...
Paper, Watercolor, Lithograph
Mother - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
Mother is an original lithographs by J.J. Grandville from "Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Published by Manesq & Harvard, Paris. Good Conditions but aged. The artwork is depicted through strong strokes with perfect hatching. Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard...
Paper, Lithograph
$939
Belle-de-Nuit - Les Fleurs Animées Vol.I - Litho by J.J. Grandville - 1847
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 24.3 x 17.5 cm. Single sheet with passepartout. "...The unhappy man had approached that mysterious spot where, amid a thousand aquatic plants, the Water-arrow gr...
Lithograph
Le Misocampe - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
Le Misocampe is an original lithographs by J.J. Grandville from "Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Published by Manesq & Harvard, Paris. Good Conditions but ag...
Paper, Engraving
$528
Vie Privée et Publique des Animaux - Illustrations by J.J. Grandville - 1868
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
Vie Privée et Publique des Animaux is an original modern rare book engraved by Jean Jeacques Grandville (Nancy, 1803 – Vanves, 1847) and written by Various Authors in 1868. Original...
Paper, Photogravure
Humility - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
Humility is an original lithographs by J.J. Grandville from "Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Published by Manesq & Harvard, Paris. Good Conditions but aged. ...
Paper, Lithograph
Frontispiece - Les Fleurs Animées Vol.I - Litho by J.J. Grandville - 1847
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 24.3 x 17.5 cm. Single sheet with passepartout. "...The unhappy man had approached that mysterious spot where, amid a thousand aquatic plants, the Water-arrow grows." T. Delord. Les Fleurs animées...
Lithograph
Miss.Bird " Don't Find Her Pretty?" - Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
Miss.Bird " Don't Find Her Pretty?" is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper realized by J.J. Grandville from Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Publish...
Paper, Lithograph
The Intellectual - Ink Drawing and Watercolor by J.J. Grandville
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
Hand-signed in black ink on the lower margin at the center. A beautiful satiric illustration, from the volume 'Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux', published by Garner ...
Ink, Watercolor
The Doctor Bird Ready For Injection - Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
The Doctor Bird Ready For Injection is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper realized by J.J. Grandville from Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Published...
Paper, Lithograph
The Bee Bride - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
The Bee Bride is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper realized by J.J. Grandville from Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Published by Manesq & Harvard, ...
Paper, Lithograph
The Lawyer Bunny In A Hurry - Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
The Lawyer Bunny In A Hurry is an original lithographs on ivory-colored paper realized by J.J. Grandville from Scènes de la vie privée et publique des anima...
Paper, Lithograph
Tubéreuse Jonquille - Les Fleurs Animées Vol.I - Litho by J.J. Grandville - 1847
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 24.3 x 17.5 cm. Single sheet with passepartout. "...The unhappy man had approached that mysterious spot where, amid a thousand aquatic plants, the Water-arrow gr...
Lithograph
Camelia - Les Fleurs Animées Vol.I - Litho by J.J. Grandville - 1847
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 24.3 x 17.5 cm. Single sheet with passepartout. "...The unhappy man had approached that mysterious spot where, amid a thousand aquatic plants, the Water-arrow gr...
Lithograph
Innocent Mrs. Cat In The Court - Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
Innocent Mrs. Cat In The Court is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper realized by J.J. Grandville from Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Published by M...
Paper, Lithograph
Mr. Monkey Painter Set Off - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
Mr.Monkey Painter Set Off is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper realized by J.J. Grandville from Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Published by Manesq...
Paper, Lithograph
Lady Owl - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
Lady Owl is an original lithographs by J.J. Grandville from "Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Published by Manesq & Harvard, Paris. Good Conditions but aged. The artwork is depicted through strong strokes with perfect hatching. Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard...
Paper, Lithograph
Good Night Mr. Wolf - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
Good Night Mr. Wolf - Animal Fable is an original lithographs on ivory-colored paper realized by J.J. Grandville from Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Published...
Paper, Lithograph
$939
Fleur d'Oranger - Les Fleurs Animées Vol.I - Litho by J.J. Grandville - 1847
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 24.3 x 17.5 cm. Single sheet with passepartout. "...The unhappy man had approached that mysterious spot where, amid a thousand aquatic plants, the Water-arrow gr...
Lithograph
$211
The Duchess Owl Sings For The Duke Owl - Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
The Duchess Owl Sings For The Duke Owl is an original lithographs on ivory-colored paper realized by J.J. Grandville from Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Publi...
Paper, Lithograph
Drawing from Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
Signed in ink by the artist in ink. Original ink drawing and watercolor on paper realized by Grandville for the volume “Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux”, published by...
Ink, Watercolor, Paper
The Tribune - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
The Tribune is an original lithographs by J.J. Grandville from "Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Published by Manesq & Harvard, Paris. Good Conditions but age...
Paper, Lithograph
The Break - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
The Break is an original lithographs by J.J. Grandville from "Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Published by Manesq & Harvard, Paris. Good Conditions but aged....
Paper, Lithograph
Lilas - Les Fleurs Animées Vol.II - Lithograph by J.J. Grandville - 1847
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 24.3 x 17.5 cm. Single sheet with passepartout. "...The unhappy man had approached that mysterious spot where, amid a thousand aquatic plants, the Water-arrow gr...
Lithograph
$211
The Bride And Groom Cats On the Roof - Lithograph by J.J. Grandville - 1852
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
The Bride And Groom Cats On the Roof is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper realized by J.J. Grandville from Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Publishe...
Lithograph
Cigue - Les Fleurs Animées Vol.I - Litho by J.J. Grandville - 1847
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 24.3 x 17.5 cm. Single sheet with passepartout. "...The unhappy man had approached that mysterious spot where, amid a thousand aquatic plants, the Water-arrow grows." T. Delord. Les Fleurs animées...
Lithograph
Vous ne le croirez pas ma chère? - Lithograph by J.J. Grandville - 19th Century
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
Vous ne le croirez pas ma chère? is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper realized by J.J. Grandville in the 19th Century. Good Conditions. Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard (13 S...
Lithograph
Miss Pigoizeau - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
Miss Pigoizeau is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper realized by J.J. Grandville from Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Published by Manesq & Harvard,...
Paper, Lithograph
Retour des Fleurs - Les Fleurs Animées Vol. II - Litho by J.J. Grandville - 1847
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 24.3 x 17.5 cm. Single sheet with passepartout. "...The unhappy man had approached that mysterious spot where, amid a thousand aquatic plants, the Water-arrow gr...
Lithograph
Traite des Fleurs - Les Fleurs Animées Vol.II - Litho by J.J. Grandville - 1847
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 24.3 x 17.5 cm. Single sheet with passepartout. "...The unhappy man had approached that mysterious spot where, amid a thousand aquatic plants, the Water-arrow gr...
Lithograph
Le Beau Monde aux Tuileries - Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
Le Beau Monde aux Tuileries is an original lithographs by J.J. Grandville from "Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Published by Manesq & Harvard, Paris. Good Co...
Paper, Lithograph
The Recommendation - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
The Recommendation is an original lithographs by J.J. Grandville from "Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Published by Manesq & Harvard, Paris. Good Conditions ...
Paper, Lithograph
A Family Scene - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
A Family Scene is an original lithographs by J.J. Grandville from "Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Published by Manesq & Harvard, Paris. Good Conditions. Th...
Paper, Lithograph
The Lady Dunlin With Her Hand Fan - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
The Lady Dunlin With Her Hand Fan is an original lithographs on ivory-colored paper realized by J.J. Grandville from Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Published ...
Paper, Lithograph
$164
Mr. Monkey Drowning Himself - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
Mr. Monkey Drowning Himself is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper realized by J.J. Grandville from Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Published by Mane...
Paper, Lithograph
The Petition - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
The Petition is an original lithograph by J.J. Grandville from "Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Published by Manesq & Harvard, Paris. Good Conditions but age...
Paper, Lithograph
The Meeting - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
The Meeting is an original lithographs by J.J. Grandville from "Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Published by Manesq & Harvard, Paris. Good Conditions but age...
Paper, Lithograph
Fleur de Pecher - Les Fleurs Animées Vol. - Lithograph by J.J. Grandville - 1847
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 24.3 x 17.5 cm. Single sheet with passepartout. "...The unhappy man had approached that mysterious spot where, amid a thousand aquatic plants, the Water-arrow gr...
Lithograph
The Trading of Insects - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
The Trading of Insects is an original lithograph by J.J. Grandville from "Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Published by Manesq & Harvard, Paris. Good Conditio...
Paper, Lithograph
$211
Outlaw Hero Wolf and Rebellion - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
Outlaw Hero Wolf and Rebellion is an original lithographs on ivory-colored paper realized by J.J. Grandville from Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Published by ...
Paper, Lithograph
Le Doyen des Crapauds - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
Le Doyen des Crapauds is an original lithographs by J.J. Grandville from "Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux", 1852. Published by Manesq & Harvard, Paris. Good Conditi...
Paper, Engraving
The Conversations of Maids, Pleading Mrs. fox-Lithograph by J.J Grandville-1852
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
The Conversations of Maids, Pleading Mrs. Fox is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper realized by J.J. Grandville from Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852...
Paper, Lithograph
$5,638
L’amour Croise des Race - Ink and Watercolor Drawing by J.J. Grandville - 1833
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
L’amour Croise des Races (Agence matrimoniale) is an original drawing with watercolor, Ink, pencil on paper, realized by Jean-Jacques Grandville in 1833, from provenance by descent...
Ink, Watercolor, Paper
Il Ne S'agit Pas D'Aboyer - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
Il ne s'agit pas d'aboyer, ici, mais de mordre is an original lithographs by J.J. Grandville from "Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Published by Manesq & Harvar...
Paper, Engraving
The Postman Bird Carrying Letters - Lithograph by J.J. Grandville - 1852
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
J.J. Grandville from Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Published by Manesq & Harvard, Paris. Signed on the plate. With the description and notes in French. G...
Lithograph
The Concert In The Wood With Grasshoppers Violinist And.. by J.J Grandville-1852
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
The Concert In The Wood With Grasshoppers Violinist And Fly Cellist is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper realized by J.J. Grandville from Scènes de la vie privée et publ...
Paper, Lithograph
Dog and Owner - Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
Dog and Owner is an original lithographs by J.J. Grandville from "Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux", 1852. Published by Manesq & Harvard, Paris. Good Conditions. Th...
Paper, Lithograph