Caricatures, Animals, Fisherman, Grandville, Jean Gerard

"M. Martin Pecheur apportant a diner a sa Famille" Fishermen, Fishing Grandville Actually his name was Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard. He was born in Nancy on September 15, 1803 and died March 17, 1847 in Vanves near Paris. His adopted artist's name was Grandville, however. And as such he is widely known among the lovers of caricatures and pointed political sarcasm. Grandville contributed to "Le Charivari" and "La Caricature" France's most prominent satirical magazines in the 19th century. His way of drawing people with the heads of animals and matters with the heads of people allowed for the fine line of irony which his art is famous for. "Les Métamorphoses du Jour" appeared 1829, "Les Animaux" 1842, "Petites Misères de la Vie Humaine" 1843 and "Un autre Monde" 1844. He is just as famous for his Grandville-style book illustrations (La Fontaine, Balzac, Hugo, "Gulliver" and "Robinson Crusoe" to name his most prominent work). From a collection of lithographs in superb original hand colorin