{"product_id":"les-metamorphoses-du-jour-23","title":"No Room for Strangers by J.J. Grandville","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis delightful hand-colored engraving from J.J. Grandville's celebrated \"Les Métamorphoses du Jour\" captures a quintessentially Parisian scene: the daily comedy of the omnibus. Animal-headed bourgeois citizens jostle for seats aboard the yellow carriage, their bestial features revealing their true natures. A duck-headed gentleman in top hat escorts his long-beaked wife past a gawking bear and monkey, while cattle and hounds peer from the crowded interior.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrandville's anthropomorphic satires, first published in the late 1820s, revolutionized European caricature and planted seeds that would flower in works from Tenniel's Alice illustrations to Disney animation. This 1854 edition, printed by the esteemed J. Claye of Paris, preserves the artist's mordant social commentary with period hand-coloring that brings warmth and life to the scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA foundational work of satirical illustration, this plate rewards close study with its wealth of character detail and pointed social observation. An essential acquisition for collectors of French caricature or anthropomorphic art.\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":44903023378547,"sku":"AP7541","price":43.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/3005\/8556\/files\/2026-04-28-13-51-37-01.jpg?v=1777410734","url":"https:\/\/www.authenticvintageposters.com\/en-nl\/products\/les-metamorphoses-du-jour-23","provider":"Authentic Vintage Posters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}