Author(s):
monnier, henry bonaventure (paris, 07–06–1799 - paris, 03–01–1877 — 3–6–1877), designer
gérard (designer), designer-lithographer
other title: songs of béranger (title of the series)
production date: in 1828
dating in century: 19th century
type(s) of object(s): graphic arts, print
name(s): print
materials and techniques: laid paper, watercolor
dimensions - artwork:
height: 22. 5cm
width: 15. 2cm
dimensions - album:
height: 15. 7cm
width: 24cm
description:
colored engraving
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
caption - under the top left thumbnail: it's no longer lisetteunder the top right thumbnail! the atticunder the bottom left thumbnail: les petits coupsunder the bottom right thumbnail: the king of yvetot
title of the work - under the central figure: beranger. Signature - under the central portrait: heny monnier
inscription concerning the author - bottom of the sheet: lith gérard, joinville. Iconographic description:
composition in four sketches framing a central portrait of the singer béranger. Top left: an elegant young woman crosses the street, a man leans towards her, she turns towards the window of a fashion boutique. Top right: a young woman mounted on a box spring climbs up to hang a curtain in front of an attic window. Bottom left: a beggar offers his products to a peasant woman accompanied by a young child. Bottom right: a pot-bellied man is perched on a starving donkey. Béranger (1780-1857) was a prolific and extremely popular french singer whom balzac refers to in several of his novels. "this worthy gentleman particularly hated priests, he was part of this large herd of simpletons who subscribed to the constitutionnel, and was very concerned about the refusal of burials. He adored voltaire, although his preferences were for piron, vadé, collé. Naturally he admired béranger, whom he ingeniously called the high priest of lisette's religion. His daughters, madame camusot and madame protez, his two sons, would be, according to a popular expression, fallen from their height, if someone had explained to them what their father meant by: singing about mother godichon!” [excerpt from a beginning in life, by honoré de balzac]
themes / subjects / places represented:
portrait, singer - lyric artist
person / character depicted:
béranger, pierre jean de
mode of acquisition: purchase
institution: maison de balzac
inventory number: bal2007. 21. Date: En 1828.
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