Hippolyte Bellangé

Enter, Gentlemen and Ladies . . . (Entrez, messieurs et dames)

Maker

Hippolyte Bellangé (French, 1800-1866)

Title

Enter, Gentlemen and Ladies . . . (Entrez, messieurs et dames)
Frontispiece to Lithographic Sketches by H. Bellangé (Croquis lithographiques par H. Bellangé)

Year

1824

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

Sheet: 28 x 26.2 cm (11 x 10 5/16 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Esther Mauran Acquisitions Fund

Object Number

2018.20.1

Type

Exhibition History

Process Work
Intersections of Photography and Print ca. 1825 to Today
Feb 01, 2025 – Jul 20, 2025

Label copy

Here the artist Hippolyte Bellangé imagines lithographic print production as a carnival-like spectacle, emphasizing the entertainment value of popular prints and highlighting the labor-intensive, industrial nature of their creation. 

The caption reads:

Enter Gentlemen and Ladies, right in there you will see the family of the famous Lithographantoccini, brought here from Senegal by the famous Captain Crayonizinkhotzp! These little creatures have arrived despite deprivation of sleep and especially of nourishment, in order to give you the most beautiful collection of Albums, Collections of Sketches, Landscapes, Civil and Military Subjects, Caricatures, Scenes of the People as well as of Society, Drawing Manuals, Portraits in Tone, in Cross-hatching, in Stipple, etc. etc. Enter, Gentlemen and Ladies, it’s the moment of their daily exercise. 

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Tombstone

Hippolyte Bellangé (French, 1800-1866)
Enter, Gentlemen and Ladies . . . (Entrez, messieurs et dames) ; Frontispiece to Lithographic Sketches by H. Bellangé (Croquis lithographiques par H. Bellangé), 1824
Lithograph on paper
Sheet: 28 x 26.2 cm (11 x 10 5/16 inches)
Esther Mauran Acquisitions Fund 2018.20.1

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