Jean Ignace Isidore GRANDVILLE (Nancy 1803 - Vanves 1847) - Lot 61

Jean Ignace Isidore GRANDVILLE (Nancy 1803 - Vanves 1847) "Visit to the Zoo". Pen and brown ink, over black pencil lines and stump. Several black pencil sketches at the bottom of the sheet, captioned: "Exploration of public monuments and gardens, Mr. Le Prince Ouistil, tries out at the Jardin des Plantes, the effect he will produce in the world, general hooray, indignation and grimaces that he takes for gracious praise, and admiration! [...] Prince Kamchaka recognizes one of his cousins, and has the following conversation with him". Paper manufacturer's drystamp lower left. Numbered top left on reverse of mount "G263". Cartel at bottom center on mount "J.J.Granville". Styled for transfer, rubbed with red chalk on verso. (Slightly insolated, small stains, small restorations in the corners). 24.5x19cm Our drawing is preparatory to the engraving "Voyage moral et pittoresque du prince Kamchaka, en compagnie de son neveu le prince Ouistil et de la princesse Sandrac son épouse" (see: Catalog de vente, collection d'un amateur, J.J. Granvillle, Librairie Benoit Forgeot, et Sims Reed ltd, 2007, lot n°31, reproduced) published in La Caricature morale, politique et littéraire on November 11, 1839.