Des gaillards, BAL91.80, Henry Monnier

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 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. 2cm dimensions - picture: height: 13. 5cm width: 15cm 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: pl. 38 legend - in the image, at the bottom: des gaillards inscription concerning the author - under the image on the left: henry monnier under the image on the right: lith bernard registration concerning the test - under the image: published by giraldon bovinet, passage vivienne, 26. Iconographic description: four men are bickering. One of them grabbed another by the lapels of his coat. The two other protagonists observe the quarrel without intervening. Actor, playwright and designer, henry monnier contributed to illustrating 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: "seeing the english coming, the dogs and the king's people looked at each other and asked each other without saying a word: - shall we not hunt alone? french picketers, and john barry, the young islander. From a distance, the two princes guessed the subject of this altercation, and, pushing his horse, the grand veneur put an end to everything by saying in an imperative voice: - who made the wood? "[excerpt from modeste mignon, by honoré de balzac] themes / subjects / places represented: subject of society, morals, umbrella institution: maison de balzac inventory number: bal91. 80. Date: Unknown.