{"product_id":"les-metamorphoses-du-jour-26","title":"Vanity in Bloom by J.J. Grandville","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis exquisite hand-colored plate from J.J. Grandville's celebrated \"Les Métamorphoses du Jour\" perfectly captures the French master's genius for anthropomorphic satire. Plate XV, titled \"Orgueil et bassesse\" (Pride and Baseness), presents a devastating commentary on human vanity: a peacock-headed gentleman in fashionable tailcoat admires his magnificent plumage while a pompous turkey in elaborate robes parades with a servile frog attendant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrandville (1803-1847) revolutionized satirical illustration with these animal-human hybrids, using the disguise of nature to skewer the pretensions of bourgeois French society. This particular plate comes from the 1854 Gustave Havard edition, printed by the renowned J. Claye of Paris. The delicate hand-coloring brings remarkable life to the scene, from the iridescent greens of the peacock's train to the pink waddle of the self-important turkey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA masterwork of nineteenth-century French illustration, this plate influenced generations of artists from John Tenniel to early Disney animators. A sophisticated addition for collectors of satirical art, natural history prints, or French Romantic illustration.\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":44903028326515,"sku":"AP7544","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/3005\/8556\/files\/2026-04-28-13-52-42-01.jpg?v=1777411001","url":"https:\/\/www.authenticvintageposters.com\/products\/les-metamorphoses-du-jour-26","provider":"Authentic Vintage Posters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}