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French 19th century cartoons and illustrations depicting smoking and related subjects

Title
French 19th century cartoons and illustrations depicting smoking and related subjects [graphic]
Publication
[184--188-?]

Details

Additional Authors
  • Beaumont, Edouard de, 1821-1888.
  • Cham, 1819-1879.
  • Darjou, Alfred-Henri, 1832-1874.
  • Gavarni, Paul, 1804-1866.
  • Gillot, Charles, 1853-1903.
  • Grévin, Alfred, 1827-1892.
  • Morel-Retz, Louis Pierre Gabriel Bernard, 1825-1899.
  • Randon, Gilbert, 1814-1884.
  • Vernier, Charles, 1831-1887.
Description
<86> prints : etching, lithograph, wood engraving; sheet 43 x 31 cm. or smaller.
Summary
Prints depict smoking (tobacco and opium), including smoking pipes, hookahs, cigars and cigarettes; and tobacco dealers. Other subjects include: eating and drinking, domestic life, student life, Bohemian life in the Latin Quarter, class differences, recreations, including swimming, attending the races and playing billiards, women, including women smoking, children smoking, animals smoking, fashion, and political issues including the Constitution of France. Also shown are bedouins taking snuff, and soldiers in Macedonia and North Africa.
Alternative Title
  • Actualités.
  • Au Quartier latin.
  • Ces petites dames.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Cartoons.
  • Engravings.
  • Etchings.
  • Lithographs.
  • Wood engravings.
  • Prints – French – 19th century.
Note
  • Title devised by cataloger.
  • Plate marks, when present, range in size from11.5 x 9 cm. to 30 x 43 cm.
  • Artists, engravers and lithographers include Edouard de Beaumont, Chan, A. Darjou, Paul Gavarni, Charles Gillot, Alfred Grevin, Gilbert Randon, Stop (Morel-Retz), Charles Vernier and others.
  • Some items published with series titles, e.g.: Actualités, Au Quartier latin, Ces petites dames.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Detailed finding aid available
Call Number
Arents Prints 96-326
OCLC
NYPG96-F97
Title
French 19th century cartoons and illustrations depicting smoking and related subjects [graphic]
Imprint
[184--188-?]
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Arents Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Indexes
Detailed finding aid available: item level control.
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Local Subject
Water-pipes (Smoking paraphernalia)
Added Author
Beaumont, Edouard de, 1821-1888. Artist
Cham, 1819-1879. Artist
Darjou, Alfred-Henri, 1832-1874. Artist
Gavarni, Paul, 1804-1866. Lithographer
Gillot, Charles, 1853-1903. Engraver
Grévin, Alfred, 1827-1892. Artist
Morel-Retz, Louis Pierre Gabriel Bernard, 1825-1899. Artist
Randon, Gilbert, 1814-1884. Etcher
Vernier, Charles, 1831-1887. Lithographer
Added Title
Actualités.
Au Quartier latin.
Ces petites dames.
Research Call Number
Arents Prints 96-326
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