Jean-Ignace-Isidore Grandville
1829
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
The Ailing Cricket is a 1829 ink by Jean-Ignace-Isidore Grandville, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows a funny scene where a man in a top hat and coat is pointing at a sickly man in a chair. The sick man is covered in blankets, holding a cane, and has a greenish face. Nearby, a doctor in a long coat listens, while a bottle of medicine and a cane lie on the floor. The room looks messy, with a small table holding more bottles. The title *The Ailing Cricket* hints this might be a joke about how people treat small, weak things. The French text below reads like a doctor’s note, adding to the humor. Want to see more? Check out lithography to learn how this kind of drawing was made.
Jean-Ignace-Isidore Grandville (1829–1829) was an artist.
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