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: le temps (title of the series)
dating in century: 19th century
type(s) of object(s): graphic arts, print
name(s): print
materials and techniques: vellum paper, lithography, watercolor
dimensions - artwork:
height: 19. 2cm
width: 25. 7cm
dimensions - picture:
height: 14. 2cm
width: 11cm
description:
colored print
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
title of the work - top left of the image: le tems
number - top right of the image: n°1. Inscription concerning the author - under the image on the left: henry monnier under the image on the right: lith de bernard. Under the caption: published by giraldon bovinet, passage vivienne, n°26
legend - under the image: time to leave
iconographic description:
two men face each other. On the left an allegory of time, naked, winged, the body of an old man with a white beard, hands a stick and a top hat to a bourgeois in a dressing gown, sitting on his armchair, wearing a bonnet, silk stockings and black breeches, busy putting on his gloves. 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 on numerous subjects. Themes / subjects / places represented:
subject of society, morals, allegory of time
institution: maison de balzac
inventory number: bal91. 82. Date: Unknown.
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