Description: THE GRASSHOPPER AND THE ANT Artist:G. J. Vibert Note: the title In the box above is printed below the art image on the print. A HIGH QUALITY PHOTOGRAVURE PRINTED IN THE 1870'S!! PERFECT FOR FRAMING AS AN ART PRINT FOR YOUR DEN !! VERY ANTIQUE & OLD WORLD LOOKING. ITEM(s) OVER 120 YEARS OLD!! Vibert's picture is inspired by that fable of La Fontaine's which has been a special favorite with French artists-the improvident insect applying to the ant, "quand la bise fut venue," and being told by this very unpleasant neighbor that, as it had sung all summer, it might advantageously keep up its circulation by dancing all winter. Nothing has ever been written since the time of Solomon which puts in a more odious light the character of that priggish creature who, from the elevation of his miserly storehouse, assumes the professor's chair and presumes constitute himself the teacher of all mankind. One has but to think over the product of recent French art to recall a number of representations of La Fontaine's fable, and it is gratifying to notice that the artists are usually in sympathy with the Cigale-the type of their Bohemian profession. The idea of making the thriftless personage one of the male gender is a telling one, and, though hardly contemplated by La Fontaine, this bandying of the satire to the more self-reliant sex gives crispness to Vibert's painted fable. We have the Spanish gipsy, in looped and windowed raggedness, his cap moulting its forlorn peacock's feathers, and his baggage reduced to an exaggerated mandolin; the baggage of his thrifty interlocutor is, on the contrary, weighty and well-stuffed. The wings of the poultry form a head-dress for his sturdy visage, like an elk's antlers; he is a monk, a personage who in the estimation of French satire is of neither sex; and as he comes down on a begging tour from his monastery in the Pyrenees, refusing the slightest charity though so well provided, it is evident that Vibert considers him a less admirable and less industrious character than the poor humbled minstrel. SIZE: Image size in inches is 8 ½ " x 11 ¾ ", overall page size is 10" x 15". CONDITION: Good condition. Nothing printed on reverse. Thick rag stock paper. Actual picture is much larger and crisper than this scanned image shows. SHIPPING: Buyers to pay for shipping/handling. Domestic orders receives priority mail, international orders receive regular mail. We pack properly to protect your item! An engraving is an intaglio process of printing, with the design to be produced is cut below the surface of the plate (made of copper, steel or wood), and the incised lines are filled with ink that is then transferred to paper. The portraits on our currency are good examples of engraved images. A Photogravure is an intaglio process in which the plate is produced photographically. Please note: the terms used in our auctions for engraving, heliogravure, lithograph, line drawing, photogravure etc. ALL refer to images PRINTED on paper AT THE DATE MENTIONED. VERY RICH, THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGE! A RARE FIND! NOT A MODERN REPRODUCTION!
Price: 14.39 USD
Location: New Providence, New Jersey
End Time: 2025-01-09T18:58:59.000Z
Shipping Cost: 9.95 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Material: Engraving
Date of Creation: 1800-1899
Subject: Mythology
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Type: Print
