"So there was no noise in Paris?" 1825 - 1835

"So there was no noise in Paris?" is a satirical lithograph by J.J. Grandville, a French artist known for his whimsical and often macabre depictions of human nature. Created between 1825 and 1835, the print portrays a man shaking hands with Death, who is dressed in a long coat and holding a top hat. In the background, a hearse waits, foreshadowing the inevitable end. Grandville's work often used humor and exaggeration to critique social conventions and the anxieties of the time. This lithograph, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, exemplifies his dark wit and commentary on mortality.