CARICATURE BY GRANDVILLE J.J (1803 - 1847) & Auguste DESPERET - "NICOLASKY GARGANTUAKOFF" (RUSSIA). 1834. Lithograph. Signed lower left in the plate. Proof on wove paper, printed by Benard. Published by Aubert for "La Caricature" (Pl.362,363). Margins. The Russian czar Nicolas I is represented as the giant glutton Gargantua, a character invented by François Rabelais in the eponymous novel (1534). 33,5 x 53 cm. Condition A/B (trace of original median vertical fold, slight traces of handling).
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CARICATURE BY GRANDVILLE J.J (1803 - 1847) & Auguste DESPERET - "NICOLASKY GARGANTUAKOFF" (RUSSIA). 1834. Lithograph. Signed lower left in the plate. Proof on wove paper, printed by Benard. Published by Aubert for "La Caricature" (Pl.362,363). Margins. The Russian czar Nicolas I is represented as the giant glutton Gargantua, a character invented by François Rabelais in the eponymous novel (1534). 33,5 x 53 cm. Condition A/B (trace of original median vertical fold, slight traces of handling).

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CARICATURE BY GRANDVILLE J.J (1803 - 1847) & Auguste DESPERET - "NICOLASKY GARGANTUAKOFF" (RUSSIA). 1834. Lithograph. Signed lower left in the plate. Proof on wove paper, printed by Benard. Published by Aubert for "La Caricature" (Pl.362,363). Margins. The Russian czar Nicolas I is represented as the giant glutton Gargantua, a character invented by François Rabelais in the eponymous novel (1534). 33,5 x 53 cm. Condition A/B (trace of original median vertical fold, slight traces of handling).
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