{"product_id":"les-metamorphoses-du-jour-38","title":"A Natural Marriage by J.J. Grandville","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis delightful hand-colored lithograph from J.J. Grandville's celebrated \"Les Métamorphoses du Jour\" presents a satirical take on romantic courtship. Plate IV, titled \"Un mariage suivant la nature\" (A Marriage Following Nature), depicts a pair of owl-headed lovers in an intimate embrace while a third owl-figure peers voyeuristically from behind a nearby tree. The scene unfolds in an idyllic pastoral setting, complete with distant church steeple and rustic fencing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrandville (1803-1847) was a pioneering French caricaturist whose anthropomorphic illustrations influenced generations of artists, from John Tenniel's Alice in Wonderland characters to early Disney animation. His ability to skewer bourgeois social conventions through animal-human hybrids remains remarkably fresh and witty. This plate comes from the 1854 posthumous edition published by Gustave Havard in Paris, featuring text contributions from several notable French writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe hand-coloring retains its soft period palette of pinks, blues, and greens, while the lithographic line work captures Grandville's characteristic precision. A sophisticated addition to any collection of French illustration or satirical 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":44903057752179,"sku":"AP7556","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/3005\/8556\/files\/2026-04-28-13-57-16-01.jpg?v=1777412037","url":"https:\/\/www.authenticvintageposters.com\/products\/les-metamorphoses-du-jour-38","provider":"Authentic Vintage Posters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}