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), designer-lithographer
giraldon and bovinet, editor
other title: recreation (series title)
dating in century: 19th century
type(s) of object(s): graphic arts, print
name(s): print
materials and techniques: vellum paper, watercolor, lithography
dimensions - artwork:
height: 23cm
width: 31. 3cm
dimensions - image:
height: 14. 6cm
width: 19. 8cm
description:
colored print
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
wet stamp - t. H. : monogram a m and 2 r next to each other?
number - above the image on the right: pl. 27
title of the work - above the image: recreations
caption - in the image, bottom right: les amis de collegein the image, bottom left: mademoiselle, would you like to dance?
inscription concerning the author - under the image on the left: henry monnier under the image on the right: lith de bernard
registration concerning the test - under the image: published by giraldon bovinet passage vivienne, n°26. Iconographic description:
composition in two sketches. On the left, a man invites a young woman to dance, she curtsies and extends her hand which he grabs. On the right side, two men are conversing. The one on the left with his hands in his pockets, the neglected suit has the look of a thief. The one on the right, with his cane under his arm and his handkerchief in his hand, is a petty bourgeois. 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: "the first time that mademoiselle de fontaine went to the ball, it was with the ambassador of naples. At the moment when she took her place in the most brilliant quadrille, she saw longueville a few steps away from her who gave a slight nod to his dancer. - - this young man is a friend of yours, she asked her date with an air of disdain. “it’s my brother,” he replied. “emilie couldn’t help but flinch. ” [extract from le bal de sceaux, by honoré de balzac]
themes / subjects / places represented:
social subject, morals, dancer, cane, top hat
institution: maison de balzac
inventory number: bal91. 74. Date: Unknown.
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