THE WORLD OVER - IMAGERIE DU MANS - LELOUP factory. Between 1800 and 1840. "La Folie des Hommes ou L'Homme renversé / Le cochon tue le charcutier pour le salé / Le chasseur chase sur la mer et le poison volle en l'air / Le mulet conduitie du moulin Le Munnier / Le cheval etrille l'homme attaché au ratelier / La femme porte le Fuzi Le mari porte l'enfan sur ses genoux / Les ville sous au desus des nue Le Soleil la lune sur la Terre". Engraved wood. Colours of the time. Layered paper. Imagery formerly cut and mounted on a sheet. "The technique of reversing the relationship between two terms of the real world (human beings, animals, celestial bodies...), in order to produce an impossible representation, is found in many civilizations. In Europe, the theme of the inverted world appeared in engravings in the 16th century and very quickly took the form of small vignettes. It will inspire many popular prints until the XIXth century (as it is the case here)" (F. Maguet)14,5 x 19 cm approximately each subject. 60 x 43 cm the sheet. Condition C (engraving damaged).