La bonne fille, BAL2007.27, En 1828

Author(s): monnier, henry bonaventure (paris, 07–06–1799 - paris, 03–01–1877 — 3–6–1877), designer other title: the 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 good girl. Inscription concerning the author - under the image on the left: henry monnier author inscription - under the image on the right: lith. Rue nd des victoires n°16 iconographic description: a young woman sits on a large bench. A young man stands on his knees practically curled up in his lap, hands clasped, pleading. The room is draped with curtains and furnished with a screen, a globe on a fireplace, and a chair. Illustration of the lyrics of béranger's song "the good girl" of which here is an extract: "a high school student, who comes out of his shell, all triumphant, in his arms suffocating me, to make me a child protests to me that he is burning; and the little brat, instead of one, makes me two; but i laugh about it, i am so good a girl. " béranger (1780-1857) is a prolific and extremely prolific french singer. Popular to which 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, domestic interior, grisette, boudoir mode of acquisition: purchase institution: maison de balzac inventory number: bal2007. 27. Date: En 1828.