{"product_id":"les-metamorphoses-du-jour-33","title":"The Writer's Club by J.J. Grandville","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis delightful hand-colored lithograph from J.J. Grandville's celebrated \"Les Métamorphoses du Jour\" delivers pointed social commentary wrapped in whimsical imagery. Plate LXII depicts five jays dressed as writers and journalists, each industriously copying from one another's work, with one bird notably reading \"Le Voleur\" (The Thief), a real Parisian publication known for reprinting others' content. The verse below translates roughly: \"There are enough two-footed jays like him, who often adorn themselves with others' spoils, and whom we call plagiarists.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrandville (1803-1847) revolutionized satirical illustration through his anthropomorphic animal-human hybrids, creating a visual language that would influence artists from Tenniel to the Surrealists. This impression comes from the 1854 Gustave Havard edition, printed by J. Claye, featuring the subtle hand-coloring that brings these feathered scribes to life in shades of blue, green, brown, and pink.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA sophisticated addition to any collection of French satirical art, journalism history, or nineteenth-century illustration, this piece speaks to timeless concerns about originality and intellectual property that remain remarkably relevant today.\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":44903034847347,"sku":"AP7551","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/3005\/8556\/files\/2026-04-28-13-55-18-01.jpg?v=1777411305","url":"https:\/\/www.authenticvintageposters.com\/products\/les-metamorphoses-du-jour-33","provider":"Authentic Vintage Posters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}