Le Panier à deux Anses. Two strings to ones 'bow. BAL2013.43, En 1827

Author(s): monnier, henry bonaventure (paris, 07–06–1799 - paris, 03–01–1877 — 3–6–1877), designer senefelder et cie, designer-lithographer production date: in 1827 dating in century: 19th century type(s) of object(s): graphic arts, print name(s): print materials and techniques: lithography, vellum paper, watercolor dimensions - artwork: height: 20. 5cm width: 28. 1cm description: colored print marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: title of the work - under the image: the basket with two handles. Two strings to ones' bow. Author inscription - below the image on the right: senefelder lith. Inscription concerning the author - under the image on the left: henry monnier iconographic description: three people on a walk seen from behind. Two men flank a young woman, she unceremoniously took each other's arm. One holds his shawl and the other his parasol. 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: " -- well, what? she asked. The dancer's gaze took the direction of that of little father cardot; and, when she recognized the second clerk, she was seized with a fit of laughter which not only took the old man by surprise, but which forced oscar to show himself, because florentine took him by the arm and giggled when he saw the two contrite faces of the uncle and the nephew - you here, my nephew?. Themes / subjects / places represented: subject of society, morals, walker, shawl mode of acquisition: purchase institution: maison de balzac inventory number: bal2013. 43. Date: En 1827.