J. J. Grandville

J. J. Grandville
Émile Lassalle, Public domain

(1803–1847) French caricaturist (1803-1847)

J. J. Grandville (France, 1803–1847) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, J. J. Grandville belongs to the chapter ‘Romanticism’ in this site’s history of art.

J. J. Grandville was born in Nancy and died in Vanves. J. J. Grandville worked in Paris. Wikidata associates J. J. Grandville with Symbolism.

One of the best-known works is ‘Cent Proverbes’. The catalogue has 16 works by J. J. Grandville with free images. The dated works span the years 1829–1893. Works by J. J. Grandville are held by several collections, among them Prints in the National Gallery of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Musea Brugge, and Vanderbilt Museum of Art.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Charles-Antoine Cambon, Camille Roqueplan, Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, Hermann Stilke, and Jacob Abels.