I was a widow, from "Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals"

Les Cigognes

Félix Bracquemond

Old, broken, haggard, whimsical, yet good, yet dedicated, and domestic by temperament, from "Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals"

J. J. Grandville, Charles Tamisier, Honoré de Balzac

Frontispiece, from the Scherzi di Fantasia

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

He tells us: don't cry, Act!, from "Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals"

J. J. Grandville, Andrew Best Leloir, Honoré de Balzac

At this frightful story, Zemire throws himself at Azor's feet, from "Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals"

J. J. Grandville, Honoré de Balzac

... and soon formed a fantastic round, from "Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals"

J. J. Grandville, Andrew Best Leloir, Honoré de Balzac

Fire illustrationsudkast til H.C. Andersen, Skrubtudsen

Lorenz Frølich

As soon as I set foot on the island..., from "Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals"

J. J. Grandville, Honoré de Balzac

After accepting a glass of sweet water, the illustrious orator descends from the platform, from "Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals"

J. J. Grandville, Honoré de Balzac

Article 231. The husband needs to protect his wife, the wife needs to obey her husband, from "Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals"

J. J. Grandville, Pierre François Godard, Honoré de Balzac

The Sparrow Aviary

Charles-François Daubigny

The Duchess is singing a nocturne with the Duke..., from "Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals"

J. J. Grandville, Louis-Henri Brevière, Honoré de Balzac