Author(s):
monnier, henry bonaventure (paris, 07–06–1799 - paris, 03–01–1877 — 3–6–1877), designer
bernard, charles louis (paris, 29–06–1769 - paris, 11–09–1848), printer-lithographer
giraldon-bovinet, editor
other title: les grisettes (title of the series)
date of production: 1827
type(s) of object(s): graphic arts, print
name(s): print
materials and techniques: vellum paper, watercolor, lithography
dimensions - artwork:
height: 28. 2cm
width: 19cm
dimensions - picture:
height: 13. 2cm
width: 8. 5cm
dimensions - mounting:
height: 40cm
width: 30cm
description:
plate 31 from the series “les grisettes” by henry monnier, paris, giraldon et bovinet, 1827
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inscription - above the image on the left: "grisettes" and on the right: "pl. 31" under the image on the left: "henry monnier" and on the right: "lith. De bernard" under the letter in the middle: "published by giraldon bovinet, passage vivienne, n°26"
caption - under the image: you were waiting for me. My time! i'm coming
iconographic description:
a man and a woman stand facing each other. The lady is wrapped in a fur-lined cape, a ribboned bonnet on her head and blowing on my gloved hands. The man's face is hidden by a raised collar, his top hat is covered in snow. Actor, playwright and designer, henry monnier helped illustrate la comédie humaine. His engravings of administrative morals, and especially his play scenes from bureaucratic life, clearly inspired balzac for his novel la femme supérieure, renamed les employés. The same references to the customs of their time often inspired the two artists in parallel on numerous subjects as we can see in the following extract: "madame granson shivered. Monsieur the chevalier de valois, although he had dined like four, pale down to the sinister section of his face, felt that he was going to reveal his secret and said: -- don't you think that it is cold today, i am frozen? -- it is the neighborhood of russia, said the bousquier. The knight looked at him with a look that meant: -- well done. " [extract from la vieille fille, by honoré de balzac]
themes / subjects / places represented:
social subject, morals, grisette, snow, top hat
mode of acquisition: purchase
institution: maison de balzac
inventory number: bal 98-104. Date: 1827.
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