Journey for Eternity, No. 7 1834 - 1844
jjgrandville
themetropolitanmuseumofart
drawing, print
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drawing
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toned paper
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water colours
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pastel soft colours
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muted colour palette
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handmade artwork painting
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coloured pencil
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underpainting
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men
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watercolour bleed
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watercolour illustration
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watercolor
"Journey for Eternity, No. 7" (1834–44) is a lithograph by the French artist J. J. Grandville, known for his satirical and grotesque imagery. The print portrays a group of fashionably dressed individuals encountering Death, personified as a skeletal figure. The scene, with its exaggerated figures and macabre humor, reflects Grandville's fascination with the darker side of human nature and the inevitability of mortality. This particular work, part of a series, was created during the Romantic era in France and is considered an example of Grandville's distinctive and often unsettling style.
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