Les Etoiles, Astronomie des Dames by JJ Grandville (II) - 1849
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JJ Grandville - Les Etoiles - Astronomie des Dames - 1849
Grandville told his wife on the day he began these 12 designs: "For too long I have kept my eyes lowered to the earth; now I want to lift them to the heavens."
Les Etoiles, Astronomie des Dames by JJ Grandville (I) - 1849
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JJ Grandville - Les Etoiles - Astronomie des Dames - 1849
Grandville told his wife on the day he began these 12 designs: "For too long I have kept my eyes lowered to the earth; now I want to lift them to the heavens."
Grandville told his wife on the day he began these 12 designs: "For too long I have kept my eyes lowered to the earth; now I want to lift them to the heavens."
Grandville told his wife on the day he began these 12 designs: "For too long I have kept my eyes lowered to the earth; now I want to lift them to the heavens."
L'Etoile Du Marin (Sailor's Star) by JJ Grandville - 1849
From Les étoiles.
Grandville told his wife on the day he began these 12 designs: "For too long I have kept my eyes lowered to the earth; now I want to lift them to the heavens."
Grandville told his wife on the day he began these 12 designs: "For too long I have kept my eyes lowered to the earth; now I want to lift them to the heavens."
Une Planete et Ses Satellites by JJ Grandville - 1849
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Une Planete et Ses Satellites by JJ Grandville - 1849
From Les étoiles.
Grandville told his wife on the day he began these 12 designs: "For too long I have kept my eyes lowered to the earth; now I want to lift them to the heavens."
L'Etoile Filante (Shooting Star) by JJ Grandville - 1849
From Les étoiles.
Grandville told his wife on the day he began these 12 designs: "For too long I have kept my eyes lowered to the earth; now I want to lift them to the heavens."
L'Etoile du Marin (Sailor's Star) by JJ Grandville - 1849
From Les étoiles.
Grandville told his wife on the day he began these 12 designs: "For too long I have kept my eyes lowered to the earth; now I want to lift them to the heavens."
Grandville told his wife on the day he began these 12 designs: "For too long I have kept my eyes lowered to the earth; now I want to lift them to the heavens."
Grandville told his wife on the day he began these 12 designs: "For too long I have kept my eyes lowered to the earth; now I want to lift them to the heavens."
Etoile Du Berger (Evening Star) by JJ Grandville - 1849.
From Les étoiles.
Grandville told his wife on the day he began these 12 designs: "For too long I have kept my eyes lowered to the earth; now I want to lift them to the heavens."
Illustration of La Mauvais Etoile by JJ Grandville - 1849
From Les Etoiles by JJ Grandville, published 1849.
JJ Grandville - Les Etoiles - Astronomie des Dames
These lovely images are from The Stars, The Last Fairies by the French artist JJ Grandville (1803-1847).
Les étoiles : dernière féerie / par J.-J. Grandville; texte par Méry; Astronomie des dames par le Cte. Foelix.
Grandville told his wife on the day he began these 12 designs: "For too long I have kept my eyes lowered to the earth; now I want to lift them to the heavens."
Nearly every plate depicts celestial stars personified as women in mid-19. Most are signed by Grandville, who designed them, and Charles Geoffroy, who engraved them.
