A very fat man, stuck in a turnstile in a passage between two buildings, is helped by a young boy (right) with a suitcase (a boot-black?) and a man in fur cap, perhaps a carrier whose handcart leans against the wall (left). The passage is identified on the left as "Passage de la Boule Rouge". A poster on the building on the right warns, "Avis aux etrangers sur les dangers de Paris"; below this advice is the printmaker's name and the imprint statement
Description:
Title etched below image., Series title from impression in the Paris Musées Collections., Imprint statement and printmaker name from image of a broadside., Series title and number from caption above image., Sheet trimmed to image with loss of all text., "The series 'Musée Grotesque' consists of at least 65 plates, made over a long period between March 1814 and August 1829. They seem all to have been designed, and in some cases etched, by Godissart de Cari, and all are placed under his name in the British Museum. The first four plates of the series, unlike the others, do not carry the heading 'Musée Grotesque' but rather 'Les Nouvellistes' and are numbered 1 to 4."--British Museum online catalogue., and Trimmed to image: sheet 19.3 x 23.6 cm.
Publisher:
Chez Martinet, Libraire, rue du Coq, St. Honoré
Subject (Geographic):
France and Paris.
Subject (Topic):
Occupations, Turnstiles, Obesity, and City & town life
Title from item., In top margin, reversed title., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Title below image., Date derived from publisher's dates of activity., Below title: Prise de la Place. ; Deposé., In upper margin: Vue de Paris., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
chez Ve. Turgis Rue St. Jacques No. 16
Subject (Name):
Faculté de médecine de Paris.
Subject (Topic):
Medical colleges, City & town life, and Medical education
Title from caption below image; title also etched in reverse above image., Date of publication based on year of death for former publisher at that address: Paul André Basset. See British Museum online catalogue., "Déposé."--Lower right corner., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Watermark: Duluat?
Publisher:
Chez Hocquart succr. de Basset rue St. Jacques No. 64
Title from caption below image., First two letters of "A Paris" in imprint form a ligature., Approximate date of publication based on publisher's flourish dates. See British Museum online catalogue., "No. 18."--Upper right corner., Watermark., and Writing in ink in a contemporary hand on verso, partially trimmed.
A perspective view, or vues d'optique, of the Covent Garden Market, looking towards Inigo Jones's St. Paul's Church, which is situated slightly to the right of center; in the foreground are shown vendors, carriages, pedestrians and other street life. The image is reversed for viewing through the lens of a Zograscope and designed to give the illusion of a deeper perspective, enhanced by the deep vanishing point and bright colour of the print
Alternative Title:
Vue perspective du Covent Garden, Vue du Couvent Garden, and Vue du Convent Garden
Description:
Title etched below image; alternative title etched in reverse above image: Vue du Couvent Garden., Date of publication from dealer's description., and "No. 92"--Upper right, above image.
Publisher:
Chez J. Chereau, rue St. Jacques au desses de la Fontaine St. Severin aux a Colonnes no. 257