DISCOVERART

Louis-Henri Brevière|Honoré de Balzac|J. J. Grandville

"I was a widow" from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals

ca. 1837–47
Wood engraving
26.3 × 18.3 cm (10.4 × 7.2 in)

SEE IT IN PERSON

Not currently on view

In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

View at metmuseum.org ↗Plan a visit ↗

Discussion

Be the first to share your thoughts.

Sign in to join the discussion.

Community guidelines

More by Louis-Henri Brevière|Honoré de Balzac|J. J. Grandville

"The Duchess is singing a nocturne with the Duke..." from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals"The Duchess is singing a nocturne with the Duke..." from Sc"The oldest rabbit jumped respectfully on his grandfather's lap..." from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals"The oldest rabbit jumped respectfully on his grandfather's

More like this

"When he was sleeping in the sun..." from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of AnimalsHonoré de Balzac|Andrew Best Leloir|J. J. Grandville — "When"I hope to prove one day that in the hands of a magpie, a feather is no less valuable than in the claws of a wolf or the legs of a fox " from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of AnimalsHonoré de Balzac|Andrew Best Leloir|J. J. Grandville — "I hoThe Human Life by Bendemann, from "Le Magasin Pittoresque"Anonymous|Eduard Julius Friedrich Bendemann|Jacques Gagné — "The more beautiful the drama, the more sad the orchestra is to hear " from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of AnimalsHonoré de Balzac|Joseph Hippolyte Jules Caqué|J. J. Grandvil"Gotton" from The Complete Works of BérangerJ. J. Grandville|Pierre Jean de Béranger|Fournier & PerrotinJeanne, the Redhead, from "The Songs of Béranger"Fournier & Perrotin|Melchior Péronard|François-Louis Françai"We are going to incise the muscles, saw the bones, in a word, heal the sick" from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of AnimalsHonoré de Balzac|J. J. Grandville — "We are going to incise "Not only can the Parisian engage in a strengthening exercise; but he acquires the safety of the foot, the glance and the intrepidity of the mountaineer." from the Little Miseries of Human LifeJ. J. Grandville|Henri Fournier|Paul-Emile-Daurand Forgues —"The occupations of my contemplative life were very simple " from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of AnimalsHonoré de Balzac|J. J. Grandville|Joseph Hippolyte Jules Caq"My captor was one of the king's lackeys" from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of AnimalsHonoré de Balzac|Joseph Hippolyte Jules Caqué|J. J. Grandvil"This is what the men call a church rat" from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of AnimalsHonoré de Balzac|Andrew Best Leloir|J. J. Grandville — "This"The Five Stages" from The Complete Works of BérangerPierre Jean de Béranger|J. J. Grandville|Henry Isidore Cheva