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), printer-lithographer
giraldon-bovinet, editor
other title: les grisettes (title of the series)
date of production: 1827
type(s) of object(s): graphic arts, print
name(s): print
materials and techniques: lithography, vellum paper
dimensions - artwork:
height: 31cm
width: 22cm
dimensions - picture:
height: 13cm
width: 9cm
dimensions - mounting:
height: 40cm
width: 30cm
description:
plate 8 from the series "les grisettes" by henry monnier, paris, giraldon and bovinet, 1827
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inscription - above the image on the left: "grisettes" and on the right: "pl. 8" below the image on the left: "henry monnier del. " and on the right: "litho. De bernard" under the letter in the middle: "published by giraldon bovinet, passage vivienne, n°26"
caption - under the image: you don't call your godfather my treasure
iconographic description:
two people are installed in the middle of nature. A young woman wearing a frilly hat sits on a few large stones while a man next to her hands her an open letter, pointing to the text with his finger. Monnier and balzac, inspired by the same situations, often come together in their descriptions of the morals of their contemporaries, one through drawing and the other through writing. " when the young girl parted her curtains slightly in order to give her eyes the space strictly necessary to see into savinien's house, she saw the face of her lover above the español window opposite. When we think of the immense services that windows provide to lovers, it seems quite natural to be the subject of them. Of a contribution, having thus protested against the harshness of her godfather, ursule let the curtains fall, and opened her windows to close her shutters through which she could now see without being seen. She went up to her room seven or eight times during the day, and always found the young viscount writing, tearing up papers and beginning to write again, no doubt to her! balzac)
themes / subjects / places represented:
subject of society, morals, grisette, letter
mode of acquisition: purchase
institution: maison de balzac
inventory number: bal 98-80. Date: 1827.
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