{"product_id":"les-metamorphoses-du-jour-15","title":"Lunch Break at the Morgue by J.J. Grandville","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis darkly humorous plate from Grandville's celebrated \"Les Métamorphoses du Jour\" depicts a scene of gleeful surgical horror: four bird-headed figures gathered around a dissection table bearing a human arm. The caption, \"Voulez-vous déjeuner avec nous, la mère Pilon?\" (\"Would you like to have lunch with us, Mother Pilon?\"), transforms anatomy lesson into grotesque invitation. A skull and scattered bones in the foreground complete the macabre tableau.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrandville (1803-1847) pioneered the anthropomorphic satire that would influence generations of artists from Tenniel to Max Ernst. His bird-people, dressed in period costume with one wearing a revolutionary red Phrygian cap, offer biting commentary on bourgeois professionalism and social pretension. This hand-colored lithograph comes from the 1854 Havard edition, printed by the distinguished J. Claye firm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA remarkable example of French Romantic-era visual satire, this piece bridges the worlds of natural history illustration, political caricature, and proto-Surrealist imagination. Essential for collectors of 19th century graphic arts or medical curiosities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.5\" x 10.0\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e J.J. Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Authentic Vintage Posters","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44699235778675,"sku":"AP7234","price":48.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/3005\/8556\/files\/2026-04-04-11-24-19-01.jpg?v=1775337570","url":"https:\/\/www.authenticvintageposters.com\/en-nl\/products\/les-metamorphoses-du-jour-15","provider":"Authentic Vintage Posters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}