ID: 700001219 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700001219	Record Type: Movable Work

Les formes acerbes (etching (print); attributed to Jean Baptiste Marie Louvion (French engraver, ...; Published: 1795; Getty Research Institute, Special Collections (Los Angeles, ...; 2699-724; 699724; (CMalG)1516-756; accession number: P980009* (bx.20,f.6))

Note: The inscription in the lower margin describes the main figure as "un monstre sous la forme humaine." This description was substituted in a later state with the name of Joseph Le Bon, a member of the National Convention, who implemented the policies of the Reign of Terror in France; Dated and signed in a later state: "Poirier de Dunkerque inventeur. Publié le 13 mai 1795."; Attributed to Jean-Baptiste-Marie Louvion, cf. French caricature, no. 152; The allegorical print shows a monster with human features who stands atop a pile of corpses between the guillotines of Arras and Cambrai, drinking blood from the beheaded victims. In the upper left, a winged figure announces the advent of Justice and Virtue with the 9 Thermidor to liberated prisoners; Forms part of: Prints of the French Revolution, 1774-ca. 1840 (Special Collections, accn. no. P980009*). Publication: [1795].

Titles:

Les formes acerbes (preferred,C,U,RP,undetermined-P,,)

Allegorical print on the advent of Justice and Virtue with the parliamentary revolt (C,U,DE,English,U,U)

Les formes acerbes; [graphic]. (C,U,undetermined,,)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

etching (print) [300041365] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, prints (visual works), <prints by process or technique>, <prints by process: transfer method>, intaglio prints)

print (visual work) [300041273]

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

Classifications:

prints (preferred)

Creation Date: Published: 1795

Creator Display:

attributed to Jean Baptiste Marie Louvion (French engraver, 1740-1804) [preferred,VP]

etcher Louvion, Jean Baptiste Marie (French engraver, 1740-1804) Qualifier: attributed to [500083814]

designer Poirier de Dunkerque (French inventor, sculptor, and designer, active 17th-18th centuries) [500354316]

Locations:

Current: Getty Research Institute, Special Collections (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500353615] Getty Research Institute, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 2699-724; 699724; (CMalG)1516-756; accession number: P980009* (bx.20,f.6)

Credit Line: copyright J. Paul Getty Trust, Getty Research Institute, Special Collections

Address Note: 1200 Getty Center Dr., Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90049-1688

Display Materials: 1 print: etching, b&w

	etching (printing process) [300053241]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <image-making processes and techniques>, <printing and printing processes and techniques>, printing processes, intaglio printing processes)

	black-and-white (colors) [300265434]
	.......(Physical Attributes Facet, Color (hierarchy name), colors (hues or tints), neutrals (colors))

Dimensions: plate mark 27.7 x 36 cm, on sheet 33.3 x 37.8 cm

General Subject:

allegory (preferred)

satire

Specific Subjects:

	Reign of Terror [901001046]
	.....((French Revolution, French history, European history, Named Events)) (ICON)

	caricatures [300015634]
	.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by form>, <visual works by form of image>) (AAT)

	creature [300379697]
	.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Animalia (kingdom), legendary beings) (AAT)

	atrocities [300379127]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), social science concepts, sociological concepts, social issues, social conflict) (AAT)

	guillotine (cutting machinery) [300261951]
	.....(Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Tools and Equipment (hierarchy name), equipment, <equipment by process>, cutting equipment, cutting machinery) (AAT)

	Le Bon, Joseph (French politician, 1765-1795) [500354299]
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

	Justice [901000172]
	.....((Miscellaneous allegorical or symbolic characters, Miscellaneous Allegory, Symbolism, Theme, Miscellaneous Topics)) (ICON)

	Virtues [901000224]
	.....((Miscellaneous allegorical or symbolic characters, Miscellaneous Allegory, Symbolism, Theme, Miscellaneous Topics)) (ICON)

	French Revolution [901000102]
	.....((French history, European history, Named Events)) (ICON)

Provenance: lfell; Purchase.

Inscriptions: Les formes acerbes; The inscription in the lower margin describes the main figure as "un monstre sous la forme humaine."

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

Sources and Contributors:
Les formes acerbes	........ [GRISC,VP]
	........ GRI Special Collections databases (1983-) 699724
Allegorical print on the advent of Justice and Virtue with the parliamentary revolt	........ [VP]
	........ Getty Research Institute Special Collections Finding Aids (2005-)
	........ Getty Vocabulary Program rules
Les formes acerbes; [graphic].	........ [GRISC,VP]
	........ GRI Special Collections databases (1983-)

Subject: ....... [GRISC,VP]

....................... GRI Special Collections databases (1983-)

....................... Bruel, L'estampe, 1770-1871 : Collection de Vinck (1909-1979) 6143

....................... Hennin 12108

....................... La caricature révolutionnaire / André Blum no. 586

....................... French caricature and the French Revolution no. 152

Note:
English	..... [GRISC]
	..... GRI Special Collections databases (1983-)