Les Français peints par eux-mêmes. Encyclopédie morale du dix-neuvième siècle.
Paul Gavarni (Hippolyte Guillaume Sulpice Chevalier)
(French, 1804–1866)
Honoré Daumier
(French, 1808–1879)
J. J. Grandville (Isidore-Adolphe Gèrard)
(French, 1803–1847)
Vivant Beaucé
(French, 1818–1876)
Hippolyte Bellangé
(French, 1800–1866)
Nicolas Toussaint Charlet
(French, 1792–1845)
Charles Cousin
(French, 1807–1887)
Charles François Daubigny
(French, 1817–1878)
Adrien Dauzats
(French, 1804–1868)
Henri Emy
(French, 19th century)
Adrien Féart
(French, born in 1813)
Fortuné Ferogio
(French, 1805–1888)
François Louis Français
(French, 1814–1897)
Jules Gagniet
(French, 19th century)
Jules Gaildrau
(French, 1816–1898)
Alfred André Géniole
(French, 1813–1861)
Charles Émile Jacque
(French, 1813–1894)
Philippe-Auguste Jeanron
(French, 1809–1877)
Tony Johannot
(French, 1803–1852)
Eugène Louis Lami
(French, 1800–1890)
Alcide Joseph Lorentz
(French, 1813–1891)
Emile Loubon
(French, 1809–1863)
Charles-Louis Malapeau
(French, 1795–1878)
Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier
(French, 1815–1891)
Henry Monnier
(French, 1799–1877)
Antoine Léon Morel-Fatio
(French, 1810–1871)
Hippolyte Louis Emile Pauquet
(French, born in 1797)
Raimond Pelez
(French, 19th century)
Octave Penguilly-L'Haridon
(French, 1811–1870)
Maximilien René Radiguet
(French, 1816–1899)
Louis-Charles-Auguste Steinheil
(French, 1814–1885)
Charles Joseph Traviès de Villers
(Swiss, active in France, 1804–1859)
Louis Joseph Trimolet
(French, 1812–1843)
Théodore Valério
(French, 1819–1879)
Andrew Best Leloir
(French, mid-19th century)
J. Bara
(French, born about 1812)
Badoureau
(French, 19th century)
Alexandre Belhatte
(French, born in 1811)
Adolphe Jean Best
(French, 1808–1879)
J. Birouste
(French, 19th century)
H. Breval
(French, 19th century)
Brugnot
(French, active about 1836–1873)
Chary
(French, 19th century)
J. H. Caqué
(French, died about 1885)
Prosper Adolphe Léon Cherrier
(French, born in 1806)
A. Czechowicz
(Polish, active in France 1840–1850)
L. Deghouy
(French, active 1840–1860)
Anatole-Alfred Théodore Delangle
(French, 19th century)
Emile Deschamps
(French, 19th century)
Louis Dujardin
(French, 1808–1859)
Ch. Dyonnet
(French, 19th century)
Jules Fagnion
(French, active about 1840–1862)
Fauquinon
(French, 19th century)
Faure
(French, 19th century)
A. Fontaine
(French, 19th century)
Alphonse Gérard
(French, 19th century)
F. Grenan
(French, active 1840–1852)
Guilbaut
(French, 19th century)
Johan Geyer
(German, 1807–1875)
F. Grenan
(French, active 1840–1852)
Eugène Guillaumot
(French, 1813–1869)
Adolphe Gusman
(French, 1821–1905)
Hans
(French, 19th century)
Edward Strand Harrisson
(Scottish, active in France, 19th century)
César Auguste Hébert
(French, active 1839–1851)
(Alfred, Adèle, and Aglaé) Laisné
(French, active 1835–1868)
Adrien (Jacques Adrien) Lavieille
(French, 1818–1862)
Loiseau
(French, 19th century)
Louis [family]
(French, 19th century)
Marchion
(French, 19th century)
Emile Montigneul
(French, active 1840s)
Pervillé
(French, 19th century)
Antoine Alphée Piaud
(French, active 1837–1866)
Pibaraud
(French, 19th century)
A. Plon
(French, 1800–1899)
Henri Désiré Porret
(French, 1800–1867)
Henri Pottin
(French, 1820–1864)
John Quartley
(French, active 1835–1867)
John Orrin Smith
(English, 1799–1843)
Lucjan Stypulkowski
(Polish (active in France) 1806–1849)
Charles Tamisier
(French, active 1841–61)
Pierre Verdeil
(French, 1812–1874)
Alphonse Jean-Baptiste Vien
(French, born in 1814)
Honoré de Balzac
(French, 1799–1850)
Alphonse Karr
(French, 1808–1890)
Charles Nodier
(French, 1780–1844)
Jules Gabriel Janin
(French, 1804–1874)
Léon Curmer
(French, 1801–1870)
1840–42
Place of PublicationParis, France
Medium/TechniqueIllustrated book with over 400 full-page wood engravings, with some 1500 wood-engraved vignettes
DimensionsOverall (each vol., depth variable): 26.2 x 18.7 x 4.4 cm (10 5/16 x 7 3/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit LineBequest of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession number64.761
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Paris: L. Curmer, 1840-1842
ProvenanceW. G. Russell Allen (1882-1955), Boston; 1964, bequeathed by Russell Allen to the MFA. (Accession date: June 8, 1964)