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A whimsical illustration by French caricaturist J. J. Grandville (1803-1847) from his 1844 collection, "Un autre monde: transformations, visions, incarnations, ascensions, locomotions, explorations..." https://t.co/nkt2WeF8H1 #history #twitterstorians #art #arthistory
THE FLOWERS PERSONIFIED (Les Fleurs Animées), 1847. By J.J. Grandville.
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J.J. Grandville (1803-1847)
1. From Un Autre Monde, 1842
2. From Les fleurs animees, 1830
3. From Les etoiles; derniere feerie, 1847
J.J. Grandville (Sept 13, 1803 - March 17, 1847, French) #illustration #painting #artlovers #art #fineart #artshare
Daisy and Narcissus from ‘Les Fleurs Animées’, 1846-7.
French artist J. J. Grandville liked to create a dream-like world of anthropomorphic animals. His work was admired by the poet Charles Baudelaire.
#FolkloreThursday #wildflowers
In some areas an old Celtic practice was to place mallow seeds upon the eyes of dead people to prevent evil spirits entering and taking over the corpse
#illustration by J.J. Grandville (1803-147, French)
Jasmine's reputed to be a mystical fairy vine, with night-blooming types holding especially potent magic - it's said to stimulate love, enchantment, psychic dreams
#FolkloreThursday
Aromatherapists use it to treat depression, low morale, and menopause
#illustration JJ Grandville
#Flowers Personified with reference to their myths, #folklore & place in olde #herbal lore... by influential #illustrator J.J Grandville, from 'Les Fleurs Animées' (1847), which was his last completed work...
+more : https://t.co/W0mCxMBPKK
TY @FolkloreThurs #FolkloreThursday
@bryan_talbot Of course, if you've not yet read @bryan_talbot's GRANDVILLE with all its hidden secrets, we've most of those still in stock and reviewed too: https://t.co/cgE7YxOgH2
The 2nd one's out of print, sorry.
I’ve revamped this wolf man a million times, changed his name another million, even after I thought he was “finished”. Finally 100% happy with him now. #OCs #Oscar #MidnightSnacks #OscarandVivi
J.J. Grandville in Poor Minette -The Letters of Two French Cats, 1842.
Adventures of a French Cat, J. J. Grandville, Published in the book The Public and Private Life of Animals, 1877.
#art
FLOWERS PERSONIFIED It can be hazardous being a flower maiden, you might be possessed by an over zealous collector, or if too invasive or unruly, Hawthorn & Gillyflower, you risk being contained by male gardeners 🎨 J. J. Grandville, Les Fleurs Animées. 1867 #GothicSpring
Les Fleurs Animées (The Flowers Personified)
Tulip and Pansy by JJ Grandville (1847)
#gothicspring
J. J. Grandville's Les fleurs animées (1847) features fashionable French ladies as wilting wildflowers & sinister herbs. 🌷🌿 A frowning Hemlock w/ mortar & pestle prepares dangerous concoctions & Narcissicus admires her reflection.
🎂3 mois de l'#OpenContent de nos collections🎂
Voici le 2ème GIF du jour par @mesgifs !
🖼Soufflez, soufflez, vous ne l’éteindrez, Grandville, 1834, @Maison_Balzac