Movement or school
Literary realism
102 works classed as Literary realism, from 3 museums and collections.
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"Here is one who mends by nicely biting" from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of AnimalsHonoré de Balzac|Andrew Best Leloir|J. J. Grandville, ca. 1837–47The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
"I was ignominiously arrested" from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of AnimalsHonoré de Balzac|Pierre François Godard|J. J. Grandville, ca. 1837–47The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
"A very well put insect and beautiful dancer" from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of AnimalsHonoré de Balzac|J. J. Grandville|Andrew Best Leloir, ca. 1837–47The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
"My hero was good at hanging" from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of AnimalsHonoré de Balzac|J. J. Grandville, ca. 1837–47The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
"It has been very wrong to take from our poets the classic muzzle" from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of…Honoré de Balzac|Louis-Henri Brevière|J. J. Grandville, ca. 1837–47The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
"The Sloth yawned: 'I had...waited'" from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of AnimalsHonoré de Balzac|J. J. Grandville, ca. 1837–47The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
"He had only his beautiful colors..." from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of AnimalsAndrew Best Leloir|Honoré de Balzac|J. J. Grandville, ca. 1837–47The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
"The occupations of my contemplative life were very simple " from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of AnimalsHonoré de Balzac|J. J. Grandville|Joseph Hippolyte Jules Caqué, ca. 1837–47The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
"And yet we add that, outside the theater, these animals are even more ugly" from Scenes from the Private and Public…Honoré de Balzac|Pierre François Godard|J. J. Grandville, ca. 1837–47The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
"After accepting a glass of sweet water, the illustrious orator descends from the platform" from Scenes from the…Honoré de Balzac|J. J. Grandville, ca. 1837–47The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Private and Public Life of Animals; Scenes of CustomsHonoré de Balzac|Louis-Henri Brevière|J. J. Grandville, ca. 1837–47The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
"When he was sleeping in the sun..." from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of AnimalsHonoré de Balzac|Andrew Best Leloir|J. J. Grandville, ca. 1837–47The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
"After, in came the body of guards armed with terrible stings" from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of AnimalsHonoré de Balzac|Andrew Best Leloir|J. J. Grandville, ca. 1837–47The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
"The further we go, the less we penetrate the horrible mystery of which the unfortunate toad was a victim" from Scenes…Honoré de Balzac|Andrew Best Leloir|J. J. Grandville, ca. 1837–47The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
"More than once, while leaving the masked ball Mr. de *** was arrested by the patrol officers" from Scenes from the…Honoré de Balzac|J. J. Grandville|Louis-Henri Brevière, ca. 1837–47The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
"My new master" from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of AnimalsHonoré de Balzac|Louis-Henri Brevière|J. J. Grandville, ca. 1837–47The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
"The first show that struck me was the wonderful activity of these people" from Scenes from the Private and Public…Honoré de Balzac|J. J. Grandville|Henri-Désiré Porret, ca. 1837–47The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
"She posed herself as a superior owl, and was just a ridiculous owl" from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of…Honoré de Balzac|François Rouget|J. J. Grandville, ca. 1837–47The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
"Only his belly was remarkable" from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of AnimalsHonoré de Balzac|Andrew Best Leloir|J. J. Grandville, ca. 1837–47The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
"She responded to my protests and oaths with a tone of mockery so cold that I swore to die" from Scenes from the…Honoré de Balzac|J. J. Grandville, ca. 1837–47The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
"One of those novice hunters for whom nothing is sacred" from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of AnimalsHonoré de Balzac|Joseph Hippolyte Jules Caqué|J. J. Grandville, ca. 1837–47The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
"Instead of all this..." from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of AnimalsHonoré de Balzac|J. J. Grandville|Andrew Best Leloir, ca. 1837–47The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
"We are going to incise the muscles, saw the bones, in a word, heal the sick" from Scenes from the Private and Public…Honoré de Balzac|J. J. Grandville, ca. 1837–47The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
"And a very obstinate vole..." from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of AnimalsHonoré de Balzac|J. J. Grandville|Louis-Henri Brevière, ca. 1837–47The Metropolitan Museum of Art