"L'Auteur Des Paroles" by Paul Gavarni , Fr., (1804-1866)

Lithograph, 1844, Plate Nine, from Reveue Et Gazette Musicale, pub. by Bureaux, 97 rue Richelieu, and imp. by Thiery Freres, Paris,  M&B 1560, 7-9/16 x 5-7/8, signed and titled in the stone below the image, some light soiling and handling creases to outer margins and small creases to corner tips, on white wove paper. The guitar hanging idle and silent in the dark  underscores this amusing and universally applicable commentary on the elusive nature of the lyric and literary muse. A witty and thoughtful gift for the professional lyricist or writer!