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. 4cm
dimensions - image:
height: 14. 5cm
width: 15. 5cm
description:
colored print
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
wet stamp - t. H. : monogram a m and 2 r next to each other?
title of the work - above the image: recreations
number - above the image on the right: [illegible]
inscription concerning the author - under the image on the left: henry monnier under the image on the right: lith de bernard
legend - in the image, at the bottom: on new year's day, the scullions are the friends of the chef. The employees are the colleagues of the sous-chef. Registration concerning the test - under the image: published by giraldon bovinet, passage vivienne, n°26. Iconographic description:
a middle-aged man, very straight and stiff, draped in a long white coat and glasses on his nose, receives the homage of an employee who bows before him and hands him a conical loaf of sugar. A group of four men witness the scene. 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 beautiful grocer fell asleep at these words, and naturally this protector kept the most profound silence. A few loaves of sugar, a few bottles of good liqueurs given to the citizen duplay, would have saved descoings. This little accident proves that in revolution, it is as dangerous to employ honest people as rogues for your salvation: we must only rely on ourselves. " [excerpt from la rabouilleuse, by honoré de balzac]
themes / subjects / places represented:
subject of society, morals, umbrella, salute - reverence, gift
institution: maison de balzac
inventory number: bal91. 51. Date: Unknown.
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