Grandville Colored, 1920
Scope and Contents
The Carlson Fable Collection is a gathering of primary fable materials at Reinert Alumni Memorial Library at Creighton University. It grew out of the personal collection of fable materials gathered by Rev. Gregory Carlson, S.J. and was given to the Creighton Libraries in 1996. There are more than 10,000 books and approximately 8,000 artifacts in the collection.
From plates to stamps, from cards to whiskey decanters, from toys to posters, you'll find just about anything you can imagine here. Please explore all that is to offer here in my fables Catalogue of Objects.
This is the largest online catalog of fable related objects on the internet. Many are from Aesop's Fables but you will find La Fontaine, Velazquez and Krylov also represented in this collection.
Dates
- 1920
Extent
2 Cards : La Fontaine fables GA and FS illustrated in color by J.J. Grandville on two postcards. No indication of date or publisher. There is no writing on either verso.
Language of Materials
French
Abstract
While the engraving is not as distinct as one would wish for Grandville's exquisite work, the coloring brings something new to his art. Both of these colored cards are done in portrait format. See also the landscape black-and-white inscribed postcard I have of Grandville's FS under individual postcards.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
50 Francs each from Annick Tilly, Clignancourt, July, '01.
Source
- Annick Tilly (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Creighton University Libraries, Archives & Special Collections Repository