J. J. Grandville, 'I ordinarily opened the ball with the prettiest villager' from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals, Scenes de la Vie Privèe et Publique des Animaux, J. J. Grandville (French, Nancy 1803–1847 Vanves), Joseph Hippolyte Jules Caqué (French, 1820?–?1885), Honoré de Balzac (French, Tours 1799–1850 Paris), ca. 1837–47, Wood engraving, Sheet: 10 5/16 × 7 3/16 in. ( × cm), Prints

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J. J. Grandville, 'I ordinarily opened the ball with the prettiest villager' from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals, Scenes de la Vie Privèe et Publique des Animaux, J. J. Grandville (French, Nancy 1803–1847 Vanves), Joseph Hippolyte Jules Caqué (French, 1820?–?1885), Honoré de Balzac (French, Tours 1799–1850 Paris), ca. 1837–47, Wood engraving, Sheet: 10 5/16 × 7 3/16 in. ( × cm), Prints

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