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: lithography, vellum paper
dimensions - artwork:
height: 30. 3 cm
width: 22cm
dimensions - image:
height: 12. 5cm
width: 8cm
dimensions - mounting:
height: 40cm
width: 30cm
description:
plate 5 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. 5" below the image on the left: "henry monnier del. " and on the right: "litho. De bernard" under the letter in the middle: "published by giraldon bovinet, passage vivienne, n°26"
caption - below the image:sir! i don't know you
iconographic description:
a young woman, dressed in a blue dress, a black apron and wearing a white cap, turns away with irritation from an overly insistent seducer. This one stands straight, he is wearing a top hat and is holding a riding crop. Monnier and balzac, inspired by the same situations, often come together in their descriptions of the morals of their contemporaries, one through drawing and the other through writing. "there were finally so many buts and ifs that the count, invaded by one of those furious temptations for which there is no name in any language, even in that of orgy, set out in pursuit of this woman, finally chasing the grisette like an old parisian. Along the way, so be it whether he found himself following or ahead of this woman, he examined her in every detail of her person or her appearance, in order to dislodge the absurd and crazy desire that had barricaded itself in his brain [. . . ]" (extract from gambara, 1839, honoré de balzac)
themes / subjects / places represented:
subject of society, morals, grisette
mode of acquisition: purchase
institution: maison de balzac
inventory number: bal 98-77. Date: 1827.
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