{"product_id":"les-metamorphoses-du-jour-9","title":"The Missing Dinner Guest by J.J. Grandville","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis delightfully bizarre scene from Grandville's celebrated \"Les Métamorphoses du Jour\" depicts a dinner party of impeccably dressed animal-headed gentlemen, including a boar, crocodile, horse, and fish, gathered around a formal table. Plate XXIII, titled \"L'attente d'un convive\" (Waiting for a Guest), captures the absurdist genius that made Grandville one of the most influential illustrators of the nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the 1854 Havard edition published in Paris, this hand-colored print exemplifies the satirical tradition of using animal physiognomy to comment on human nature and social pretension. The crocodile's toothy grin as he handles food, the boar's stolid presence, and the fish wielding a knife create an unsettling comedy that prefigures surrealism by nearly a century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrandville's work profoundly influenced artists from John Tenniel to the animators at Disney Studios. This plate represents a landmark moment in the history of illustration, bridging Enlightenment-era animal fables with modern psychological satire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.5\" x 10.0\"\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":44699235352691,"sku":"AP7228","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/3005\/8556\/files\/2026-04-04-11-21-58-01.jpg?v=1775337501","url":"https:\/\/www.authenticvintageposters.com\/products\/les-metamorphoses-du-jour-9","provider":"Authentic Vintage Posters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}