Gargantua in His Cradle

All Resolutions

Zoom inZoom inZoom inZoom in
Zoom outZoom outZoom outZoom out
RestoreRestoreRestoreRestore
Full ScreenFull ScreenFull ScreenFull Screen
Flip HorizontallyFlip HorizontallyFlip HorizontallyFlip Horizontally

Gargantua in his cradle. Drawing by J.-J. Grandville.

Download smallest file size

Artist

Name:
Grandville, J.-J.
Dates:
1803-1847
Country:
France

Illustration

Subject:
Narratives
Technique:
Wood Engraving
Engraver:
Andrew, Best & Leloir
Format:
Landscape (wider)

Periodical

Title:
Le magasin pittoresque, vol. 8
Author:
Collective work
Publisher:
Paris: Édouard Charton, 1840

Description:

Gargantua, son of the giant Grandgousier and his wife Gargamelle, is a character created by François Rabelais. A giant himself, Gargantua was bigger and taller than any of his ancestors to such an extent that it was impossible to find a nurse who could fulfill his needs. A herd of some seventeen thousand cows had to be kept to feed him.

The caption reads in the original French: Gargantua dans son berceau. — dessin de J.-J. Grandville.

Download json record

Share this: Share this page on Mastodon Share on Pinterest
▲ Top