Le Chasseur. BAL2007.37, En 1828

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: 15. 2cm width: 22. 5cm dimensions - album: height: 15. 7cm width: 24cm description: colored engraving marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: title of the work - under the image: the hunter inscription concerning the author - under the image on the left: henry monnier author inscription - under the image on the right: lith. Gérard, joinville. Iconographic description: in a thick wood, two hunters and their dogs are on the lookout. Illustration of the words of béranger's song "the hunter" of which here is an extract: "comes a hunter; his step redoubles. Despite his dogs, no game. If he were to, with his double rifle, for lack of anything better, strike you down? ah! cursed be the man who disturbs the echo that you make so sweet! shut up, birds, shut up. "béranger (1780-1857) is a french singer-songwriter prolific and extremely popular to whom balzac refers 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: literary scene, forest - wood, hunter, dog, rifle mode of acquisition: purchase institution: maison de balzac inventory number: bal2007. 37. Date: En 1828.