The more beautiful the drama, the more sad the orchestra is to hear, from "Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals"
J. J. Grandville|Joseph Hippolyte Jules Caqué|Honoré de Balzac · French|French|French
Date: ca. 1837–47
Medium: Wood engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 10 3/8 × 7 3/16 in. (26.3 × 18.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection. The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Date range
1832 – 1852
Largest dimension
18.3 cm
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