Author(s):
monnier, henry bonaventure (paris, 07–06–1799 - paris, 03–01–1877 — 3–6–1877), designer-lithographer
delpech, françois seraphin (orléans, 1778 - 1825), designer-lithographer
other title: six districts of paris (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: vellum paper, lithograph, ink, watercolor
dimensions - artwork:
height: 25cm
width: 33. 5cm
dimensions - picture:
height: 16cm
width: 19. 5cm
dimensions - mounting:
height: 50cm
width: 40cm
description:
lithograph enhanced with watercolor colors. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
title of the work - under the image: le marais
inscription concerning the author - under the image on the left: henry monnier / on the left: lith de delpech. Iconographic description:
in a plush living room, a group of people are seated at a table playing cards. The room is furnished with a screen, a large mirror decorated with a rococco frame, a heavy curtain covering a window. The players are dressed in a simple way, caps and interior hats, in the style of the province. 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 at the same time, as we can see in the following extract: "angélique rightly pointed out to him that the marais district borders the palais de justice, and that the magistrates they had just visited lived there. A fairly large garden made, for a young couple, the price of the apartment: the children, if heaven sent them some, could get some fresh air there, the courtyard was spacious, the stables were beautiful. " [extract from the novel a double family, by honoré de balzac]
themes / subjects / places represented:
social subject, morals, card game, mirror, marshes (paris, neighborhood)
mode of acquisition: purchase
institution: maison de balzac
inventory number: bal96. 14-6. Date: En 1828.
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